[Master] ==== Gaming session started: Fri Apr 17 11:58:29 EDT 2020 ====

Fritz has joined the game on Fri Apr 17 17:07:07 EDT 2020

Fritz is receiving the map Abandoned Farmhouse...

Fritz has received the map Abandoned Farmhouse.

[Fritz] Drayven Starmantle [3d10+2]: (3d10+2) [3d10=3,7,9] 21

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[Fritz] Drayven Starmantle [2d10+3]: (2d10+3) [2d10=4,6] 13

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[Fritz] Drayven Starmantle targets Ghost. Distance: 0'02"

[Fritz] Drayven Starmantle: Attack: Dagger/Dirk: ((14-(d20--2))-3) [1d20=4] 5 [MODIFIED (-3)]. HITS Ghost (AC FINAL: 10)!!!

[Fritz] Drayven Starmantle no longer targets Ghost.

[Fritz] Ghost moved 8'02".

[Fritz] Omen moved 4'04".

[Fritz] Drayven Starmantle targets Grolduk Groundsearcher. Distance: 4'06"

[Fritz] Drayven Starmantle: Attack: Dagger/Dirk: ((14-(d20--2))-3) [1d20=18] -9 [MODIFIED (-3)]. HITS Grolduk Groundsearcher (AC FINAL: -2)!!!

[Fritz] Drayven Starmantle: Attack: Dagger/Dirk: ((14-(d20--2))-3) [1d20=7] 2 [MODIFIED (-3)]. MISSES Grolduk Groundsearcher (AC FINAL: -2).

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[Fritz] Ghost moved 6'04".

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[Fritz] Grolduk Groundsearcher moved 1'08".

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[Fritz] Drayven Starmantle: Attack: Dagger/Dirk: ((14-(d20--2))-4) [1d20=15] -7 [MODIFIED (-4)]. HITS Grolduk Groundsearcher (AC FINAL: -2)!!!

[Fritz] Drayven Starmantle [5d6]: (5d6) [5d6=5,4,4,5,5] 23

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[Master] Hey there

[Master] how are you tonight?

[Master] I am away from the keyboard.

[Fritz] Grolduk Groundsearcher [1d20]: (1d20) [1d20=14] 14

[Master] I am back at the keyboard.

[Fritz (to GM only)] Character sheet for Grolduk Groundsearcher modified: Consumable Magic Items - CHANGED: Potion of Giant Strength -- Expression: Frost Giant 635 +9 100 yd. 1-8 70% (null),

[Master] Did you see the bit on the site from the In Character portion?

[Master] &&&&&

[Master] Branwyn looks at the pile of cloth dolls by the window and her eyes narrow. She starts forward then stops as her mouth tightens. Brer notices her reaction and starts forward as well. Grolduk says, "I do not like the look of those dolls". Brer concentrates on the dolls looking for evil intent. The entire farmhouse and barn glows an malevolent red in Brer's vision. Grolduk pours a flask of oil over the dolls and lights them on fire. Branwyn says "If you are going to make a fire make it small, very small. I do not want to touch them. It could trigger something be ready" Branwyn looks in the window of the farmhouse then jumps back from the flames. Brer looks at Branwyn with a question on his face. Branwyn says in a cold voice, "They were of my children. He is a monster and needs to be destroyed." Then Dray calls out "Going in" as he enters the barn. Brer's hooded face looks at the dolls as they burn, then up at Branwyn's set face. "Mortals are as capable of evil as any of the undead. They're also able to change their ways. Don't harden your heart to the point where death is the only solution. It may still be necessary, but make it his choice, not your mandate. I'm here to help you, especially against the undead that stain this place. But I hope I can also help you personally. With your power and your youth, you walk a narrow road, with steep falls to either side. I hope I can help guide you, help you through this place without losing your humanity." Branwyn stared at the fire watching the dolls burn. “This level of evil will not change. This isn’t a dalliance with the dark side. This is his passion. At this very moment, I don’t know if I will kill him or not. I have not and will not kill anyone who yields before me. Do you see him yielding?” she asked, not expecting or really wanting an answer. “But unless he kills me first, I will tell you he will not be able to practice his magic again. One way or another. His books will burn. If he manages to keep his life, he will lose those parts of him that can create magic. Evil can continue to fester in his heart with nowhere for it to go. If you wish to help me, make him yield. Or pray that Snee or Foto has a hold spell. When my family and my people are safe, then we can see about me.” The firelight deepens the shadows underneath his cloak, highlighting the occasional white streaks in his beard. "I'm not in the habit of being soft on evil, as you can guess. It may very well come to death for one of you. I'm not bothered by that, death has been my companion since long before you were born. But I've also seen others become the villains unintentionally through the best intentions. If I can help one person avoid that fate, especially one with your gifts, it saves a lot of suffering down the line." He smiles at her. "I heard a phrase once that I like. "I'm trying to cast a light into the future." "

[Master] &&&&

[Fritz] Sorry had my chat history minimized

[Fritz] reading now

[Master] just wanted to make sure everyone saw this interaction

[Fritz] Could you explain what she meant by "they were my children"?

[Master] the dolls were in the image of her two kids

[Master] there is a history of dolls with this place

[Master] cloth sewn dolls

[Master] Branwyn will explain

[Fritz] Oh I didn't know she had kids

[Master] she is in her mid to late 20's now

[Master] actually 29 years old

[Fritz] LOL she acts a lot older...Ooops maybe that's the real Lisa coming through?!

[Master] Branwyn started with the group when she was 18

[Master] so has been adventuring now for 11 years

[Master] it is so good to have the site to go check stats like that

[Master] Also I have a package for you Fritz

[Master] that you did not get last year

[Master] things from the anniversary game

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[Fritz] Dammit are they sending my mail to the wrong location again?

[Master] grins

[Master] a shopping bag, etc.

[Master] brb pizza at the door

[Master] I am away from the keyboard.

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JohnA has joined the game on Fri Apr 17 18:49:17 EDT 2020

JohnA is receiving the map Abandoned Farmhouse...

JohnA has received the map Abandoned Farmhouse.

[JohnA] hello

[Fritz] Grolduk Groundsearcher [5d6]: (5d6) [5d6=3,5,6,1,6] 21

[Fritz (to GM only)] Character sheet for Grolduk Groundsearcher modified: Skills/Detections (d100/% based) - CHANGED: Pick Pockets -- Note: +20 (null). CHANGED: Open Locks -- Note: +20 (null). CHANGED: Find/remove traps -- Note: (null).

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[Master] I am back at the keyboard.

[Master] Hello there John

[Master] you saw that bit there above

[JohnA] about Branwyn and her kids?

[Master] the dolls yes

[JohnA] I also read the website

[Master] excellent

[Master] any new pros or cons for the various plans?

[JohnA] we don't know enough about the moat to know for sure, but I think that was good

Spring has joined the game on Fri Apr 17 18:58:48 EDT 2020

Spring is receiving the map Abandoned Farmhouse...

Spring has received the map Abandoned Farmhouse.

[Spring] Bonjour!

[Master] hello

[Spring] Sorry I forgot about Wednesday. I think I had something going on that distracted me, but I don't recall what it was.

[Master] quick question for you Spring how many of those Solar panels are you getting?

[Spring] just the one

[JohnA] hi spring

[Spring] well it's a briefcase item of two slaved together

[Spring] but it's just one item

[Master] was pondering how effective they might be here

[Master] always tempted

[Spring] the whole thing is 100W which is supposed to be more than I need

[Spring] if the climate hasn't changed too much, you should get good use out of it. I remember there not being all that many overcast-all-day days

[Spring] just storms that come and go with plenty of sunny in between right?

[Master] yeap

[Spring] the 100W is supposed to actually be too much for the smaller power unit, but it has a governor thingy in it that makes it work out fine

[Spring] the power unit has the thingy

[Spring] it's one of the big selling points

[Master] nice

[Master] and you are caught up with the piece up above?

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[Master] to clarify from last week?

[Spring] not yet, no

[Master] I posted it here

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[Spring] ok I read the big text

[Master] then you are good to go with the In Character things

[Spring] now I need to put Wednesdays into the calendar so I don't forget any more

[Master] smile

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[Spring] I called it "Dragonslayers - Rescuers Edition"

[Fritz] Shit sorry had chat window closed

Ryan has joined the game on Fri Apr 17 19:07:11 EDT 2020

Ryan is receiving the map Abandoned Farmhouse...

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[Master] grins I like that Spring

[Spring] hi Ryan!

[Fritz] LOVE it spring!!!!

[Ryan] Hello!

[JohnA] hello Ryan

[Fritz] Quick question Spring!!! About your solar panels. What are you getting it for?

[Fritz] Hiya Ryan

[Ryan] To collect solar energy and convert that into a form that can power her house

[Ryan] :)

[Fritz] Well there is a problem with that

[Fritz] You can't go "off grid"

Michael-14198 has joined the game on Fri Apr 17 19:09:44 EDT 2020

Michael-14198 is receiving the map Abandoned Farmhouse...

Michael-14198 has received the map Abandoned Farmhouse.

[JohnA] hello Michael

[Ryan] Hi Michael!

[Master] Her house IS off grid Fritz

[Spring] I can't go off grid?

[Michael-14198] Hey All!

[JohnA] she is already disconnected

[Spring] I’m currently powered by an extension cord. all I have to do is unplug it

[Michael-14198] (I'm typing something real quick before tonight)

[Ryan] Spring is so off the grid that her burner phones have burner phones

[Fritz] There are ALOT of different rules that I wasn't expecting when I checked into it

[Michael-14198] LOL

[Spring] hahaha Ryan, that is actually kind of true

[Spring] I just got my latest phone today

[Fritz] Are you getting your power from someone else’s house

[Spring] well I don't own land or a permanent structure, so the rules are gonna be different for me

[Spring] yup, currently I am, but I’ll be on the road end of June

[Fritz] Are you in a mobile home?

[Spring] tiny house on wheels

[Master] She built it herself

[Spring] I go full nomad this summer

[Ryan] Spring doesn't even buy gas. She doesn't want to leave a paper trail, so she travels by buggy to siphon gas from cars parked at least 20 miles away from her last known location.

[Master] LOL

[Spring] hahahahahaha!

[Spring] I like the way Ryan thinks

[Fritz] Better check the laws...I was going to have my house converted to solar and even try and "sell" some back to FPL...Oh boy did FPL make that totally unrealistic

[Spring] although my Maverik membership is probably messing me up

[Ryan] You mean the Maverick membership card you stole from that man that sat on the bus next to you five years ago? I wouldn't worry

[Spring] oh Utahns can do that Fritz, if they are homeowners. it's a huge business here

[Ryan] Except it doesn't seem to increase our property values for some reason :|

[Spring] but I have no interest in any staying put processes or procedures

[Fritz] Even with subsides it doesn't pay for itself for 10-20 years

[Michael-14198] (OK. SO. First, I have informed bob that this week has been incredibly rough on me. I'm not at my thinking best. I didn't feel it fair to you guys to not give it my all, but I will try and Bob thinks that Ok. I will be maybe a little too honest tonight because I can't muster the energy to be nice really. I think we should either implement A. TMO's suggestion on site, where we have out of combat Order of Ops, OR Nominate a Captain and Co Captain so that we can effectively (And as safely as possible get this done). I fully agree with bob on the STOP mechanic and I may implement that. (Also yea on Spring. I'm doing our entire Barn and House/Guest house in Utah as Solar in addition to the grid)

[Michael-14198] (Thoughts)

[Ryan] I volunteer as punching bag. Anytime you are feeling frustrated, verbally eviscerate me. I'm married so I am used to it.

[Spring] thanks for the warning, Michael. my brain is also a little burnt

[Michael-14198] lol

[Fritz] Don't know what the fuck you are talking about. I almost never have time to read the website

[Master] smiles at Fritz

[Master] basically if things get confusing yell STOP

[Fritz] It's ok if you aren't "nice" who gives a fuck

[Master] and we make sure everyone is in sync

[Fritz] You are a friend and friends forgive friends

[Fritz] Why do you think Bob and I continue to play together?

[Spring] this guy is living something similar to my desert base dream https://www.instagram.com/urban_disruptive_tech/

[Master] and the idea of picking someone to make decisions when they need to be made so for example I said Brer and Branwyn are the natural leaders

[Master] and LOL Fritz

[Michael-14198] (Fritz. I'm not going to outright be an asshole. I deal with so many these days, it's literally killing me. The next asshole who throws a needle or bloody glove in front of me when I'm trying to work, is going to have a railroad tie up their ass. But, with friends, I try really hard)

[Master] John then Fritz have been here the longest

[Fritz] And if yelling STOP if things get confusing...well...STOP

[Michael-14198] (But thank you)

[Fritz] As long as you are willing to remove the railroad tie yourself...then I can handle it

[Michael-14198] (Nah, I leave that for you)

[Spring] huge appreciation on the safe word

[Michael-14198] ;)

[Ryan] My safe word is asparagus

[Ryan] Oh shoot, that was supposed to be a secret between myself and my wife

[Michael-14198] OK. Mine is Stop. Somehow, I'll try to remember "Asparagus"

[Michael-14198] lol

[Master] chuckles

[Fritz] Mine is "No Don't Stop"

[Michael-14198] jeeze

[Michael-14198] lol

[Master] Michael, you do not want to know all the things Fritz has dealt with in an ER in Miami

[Fritz] I have to go to the ER every week for some reason

[Michael-14198] And yeah Spring. I love some of Utah's policies but having to own water rights, is absolutely asinine

[Michael-14198] and I'm sure Frtiz

[Michael-14198] does

[Michael-14198] I'm not even going in, and seeing these people in the Parking lot makes me glad for the things I have

[Fritz] Wow!!! Water Rights...Ok...FPL can keep the sun... at least I don't have to worry about water

[Michael-14198] Hospitals are no fun right now

[Michael-14198] I know right!

[Spring] ugh no kidding

[Michael-14198] In my area, I have to own water rights since I cannot connect to any municipal

[Michael-14198] I don't mind

[Michael-14198] but it's a scam in my opinion

[Michael-14198] Water should be a given

[Michael-14198] period

[Michael-14198] end of story

[Fritz] I don't even have to pay for sewage here...I get my water from a well and dump it in my neighbor’s yard

[Michael-14198] LOL

[Michael-14198] You see Christmas Vacation?

[Michael-14198] I’m imagining that scene

[Fritz] BUT OF COURSE!!!

[Michael-14198] Hehe

[Spring] hehe

[Michael-14198] But anyways. So that's my stance on tonight. I'm going to try I’m just tired and wrung out. When this is all over, I'm going to visit bob and stay on the beach for a week

[Ryan] I watched Christmas Vacation as a kid, and there's only one scene I still remember from that....

[Fritz] BRB need to get glasses that don't have virus particles all over them

[Ryan] And I am pretty sure it is a different one from what you are describing

[Michael-14198] (LOL to Spring and Frtiz)

[Spring] I get my water in gallon jugs from wherever

[Fritz] Sorry beaches are closed here

[Michael-14198] (Yep! Hopefully when it's all over they won't be full of grumpy people)

[Spring] but when I am setting up the desert base, I’ll probably get a "water buffalo" trailer

[Spring] desert base will probably be summer of next year

[Ryan] Is that where you find a buffalo, kill it, and use the hollowed out carcass as your home until it rots too much?

[Ryan] Been there before.....

[Michael-14198] (I'll just show up at Bob's house randomly with a suitcase and bottle of wine and I'll say "You won't even know I’m here!" and then totally not see him for the rest of the trip

[Michael-14198] Sometimes Ryan, I just don't know what to say to you

[Michael-14198] lol

[Spring] hahahahaha

[JohnA] I try not to encourage Ryan too much

[Ryan] You sound like my dad

Lisa has joined the game on Fri Apr 17 19:23:32 EDT 2020

Lisa is receiving the map Abandoned Farmhouse...

Lisa has received the map Abandoned Farmhouse.

[Michael-14198] (Although California is closer and without all the Smog, it might be nice on the beach...)

[JohnA] hello Lisa

[Spring] hi Lisa!

[Ryan] Hi Lisa!

[Michael-14198] Hi Lisa!

[Michael-14198] Please reference my novel avoce

[Michael-14198] *above*

[Michael-14198] oh my. Spelling is going to be an issue tonight

[Master] tonight?

[Ryan] Just say that you are speaking French, and that we are philistines for not understanding

[Lisa] Hello!

[Michael-14198] lol

[Spring] I’m all spoiled on being able to correct my errors in slack

[Michael-14198] especially noticeable tonight. I'm not doing a thesis here

[Michael-14198] :)

[Michael-14198] Unless you can install Grammarly or some such nonsense into Chat

[Fritz] Oh quick side note...until I do another side note this will be my last side note

[Michael-14198] I...Think I understood that?

[Fritz] Speaking of Dragonslayers - Rescue Rangers Edition...

[Michael-14198] ...

[Master] yes?

[Fritz] I watched the BBC 4 part version of ...... Drum roll.....

[Michael-14198] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t-dLOYPFGiM

[Michael-14198] oh.

[Michael-14198] Drumroll

[Fritz] Watership Down !!! Last night...Stayed up until 4:30 am...

[Master] awesome

[Master] have never actually seen it

[Ryan] Which one is that? The one on Netflix?

[Master] just read

[Fritz] Yes on Netflix

[Michael-14198] (I'll add to my list. Didn't know what that was)

[Fritz] I have read the book, Seen the original cartoon, and the CGM done by BBC

[Ryan] That one made my son a vegetarian

[Ryan] (when he remembers)

[Michael-14198] (Watching how sausage is made and how much the FDA allows for percentage of "contaminants" made me a vegan for a loooooooong time"

[Fritz] The BBC version is not as bloody as the original cartoon version...and none do the book justice when it comes to violence, BUT it was really good...

[Michael-14198] (Like a whole 2 years until I remembered I like Bacon and Steak)

[Michael-14198] (Is it depressing read?)

[Fritz] LOL

[Fritz] No a FASCINATING READ

[Master] yes

[Ryan] Nah, go ahead and read it. You will laugh when you come to the part about the White Blindness, a fun game the rabbits play

[Michael-14198] (Yes, to Fascinating or Depressing?)

[Ryan] (Oh geez, I made myself cringe)

[Master] amazing writing

[Master] great stuff,

[Spring] I never read/saw it either. not enough outer space stuff in it

[Fritz] I thought White blindness was the Caucasian term for Jungle Fever

[Master] and with that,....

[Michael-14198] (Depressing novels, I have to wait until I’m in a reasonable mood otherwise...you know. I get depressed. But with this much recommendation, I'll download it to my kindle right now)

[Master] shakes my head

[Fritz] LOL

[Master] you have options

[Master] 4 possibilities

[Master] Carissa mentioned trying to befriend/charm the griffon

[Master] on the site earlier today

[Fritz] You really get to know the character "Fiver" better and all the intricacies of "hazels" thoughts and conflicts

[Fritz] STOP

[Fritz] J/K

[Michael-14198] sigh

[Fritz] I am back at the keyboard.

[Spring] oooo pet griffon!

[Michael-14198] (I was for Carissa's plan after reading today if she feels comfortable with it)

[Drayven Starmantle (Fritz)] (Sorry Mike I just couldn't resist)

[Spring] plus the satisfaction of turning a former adversary

[Michael-14198] (no worries Fritz haha)

[Lisa (to GM only)] Character sheet for Indigo modified: Consumable Magic Items - CHANGED: Potion of Super-heroism -- Expression: {5d6} melee rounds; 7th-9th gives 3 extra lvls and hps {2d10+3} (5d6 melee rounds; 7th-9th gives 3 extra lvls and hps {2d10+3}),

[Michael-14198] (Bob did say it was a monster, so not entirely sure how mechanic will work)

[Ryan] I am in favor of any plan that doesn't get us eaten by grey oozes

[Ryan] Or have our magical items destroyed by said oozes

[Drayven Starmantle (Fritz)] (So since I am actually late to what is going on as well as having no time to catch up, I'll just follow the game plan rather than try and make one)

[Michael-14198] I am back at the keyboard.

[Drayven Starmantle (Fritz)] (I'm still trying to deal with the fact that Branwyn is in her late 20's)

[Talwin (Michael-14198)] (test)

[Drayven Starmantle (Fritz)] (I feel I have known her for 20 years)

[Talwin (Michael-14198)] (bob are you typing? if so, you probably won’t respond right away)

[Ryan] I am leery of going through the front door as BOB, for some reason, has his villains act as people like a brain rather than the XP banks that they actually are.

[Talwin (Michael-14198)] lol [Master] Ok so going down the list of those as you signed in

[Spring] hahahaha

[Talwin (Michael-14198)] (Oh good. We got OOO_

[Master] options A - front door B - trap door in barn or C - goblin caves

[Talwin (Michael-14198)] Excellent

[Drayven Starmantle (Fritz)] (So everyone understands also why I don't want to do much in the way of planning this adventure...I personally have no history with the skull church, don't know what Branwyn has against them, don't know where they are located, don't know what kind of force we are up against...)

[Master] Fritz A B or C?

[Spring] we do need to think of some strategy. they obviously think we will do certain things. so what things can we do that they would not have thought of?

[Drayven Starmantle (Fritz)] I choose D

[Master] John?

[Drayven Starmantle (Fritz)] (All the above)

[Talwin (Michael-14198)] lol

[Spring] like if charming the griffon, can we do an air assault

[JohnA] I like to examine A

[Ryan] B has us going through the catacombs, and that messed us up last time

[Master] Spring?

[Drayven Starmantle (Fritz)] (or at least prevent theirs Spring)

[Spring] oh sorry, I was already inputting my opinions

[Spring] I agree with Ryan and I think C also leads to the catacombs, right?

[Master] in theory yes but no one has tested that

[Ryan] BUT! It also has us genocide the goblins, so there is that perk

[Drayven Starmantle (Fritz)] ( I will just say one thing I have learned from adventures...The straight path usually is the painful one)

[Spring] so A is least icky, but I’d really rather come up with something that is not A, B, or C

[Master] ok

[Master] Ryan?

[Spring] something they would not have thought of. like air assault

[Drayven Starmantle (Fritz)] (So if I was going to vote "against" one I would vote against A)

[Ryan] I'm with Spring in that I would prefer a better way, but, push to shove, would choose C as the option they are least likely to expect/reinforce against us.

[Spring] I’m catching up on the site. btw

[Talwin (Michael-14198)] (Fritz, the Catacombs had Ghasts. I'd rather do painful then have bob lose me levels to be brutally honest)

[Master] and so Michael

[Talwin (Michael-14198)] (I vote A. On condition that we explore the Gryphon angle and at least look in the damn window. We never did that last week)

[Ryan] Oh geez, every option is going to end in Mega-Grey Ooze, isn't it?

[Master] Ok

[Master] so Lisa?

[Lisa] what?

[Master] A B or C

[Drayven Starmantle (Fritz)] (I didn't think ghast caused permanent level loss, but I don't remember to be honest...And if the front door has a grey ooze as a "welcome mat" what do you think is going to be in the Foyer?)

[Talwin (Michael-14198)] (to be fair, it was in a barrel...)

[Talwin (Michael-14198)] (we just touch nothing. and levitate off the floor lol)

[Ryan] I always have these great comments, and then I remember that these logs are recorded for posterity, and I have to bite my tongue

[Master] chuckles at Ryan

[Talwin (Michael-14198)] (been there done that Ryan)

[Master] TMO is on his way "soonish" have not heard from Carissa

[Drayven Starmantle (Fritz)] (ghast do not drain levels...Just think of them as really smelly stronger ghouls - there paralysis affects elves)

[Master] Tiberius would say the direct approach so A

[Talwin (Michael-14198)] (Bob, Concur with Fritz? I distinctly remember flipping ut about the level loss. if that's not the case, I'm for B)

[Drayven Starmantle (Fritz)] (Uhm as you all may have noticed I "never" bite my tongue"...Posterity can kiss my posterior

[Master] there are undead who drain levels the last time you were here

[Talwin (Michael-14198)] Yep. A it is

[Talwin (Michael-14198)] no catacombs for me

[Talwin (Michael-14198)] collapse them

[Ryan] Nuke the site from orbit. Only way to be sure.

[Talwin (Michael-14198)] (What's the equivalent in this world? A God Strike? Calling of Cthulhu?)

[Drayven Starmantle (Fritz)] (And are probably just as likely to be in the front door...and less likely the back door. but if they are in the back door it will be the area least guarded because the church will believe that we are too scared to take them on, but we have paladins now)

[Talwin (Michael-14198)] (Did Lisa respond?)

[Master] not yet

[Drayven Starmantle (Fritz)] (Blue Bolts from Heaven)

[Ryan] That was my wrestling name

[JohnA] nice

[Drayven Starmantle (Fritz)] (Bob were these level draining undead here or at the goblin caves?)

[Lisa] lol

[Talwin (Michael-14198)] I thought it was IC Weiner

[Talwin (Michael-14198)] BRB drink

[Ryan] It was pretty cold in those days, yes

[Master] no one has ever actually tried to go through the goblin caves you suspect that they connect to the catacombs but have not traveled that path yet

[Drayven Starmantle (Fritz)] (So it was I'dont C Weiner?)

[Master] the undead were in the Church and in the Catacombs

[Ryan] (And then we spend the next three sessions getting lost in goblin caves, eating the goblin dead to stay alive)

[JohnA] three?

[Spring] ugh

[Ryan] Trying to stay optimistic.

[Drayven Starmantle (Fritz)] (So were the goblin caves the catacombs?)

[Spring] i really want some shock and awe

[Drayven Starmantle (Fritz)] (or did they go down the barn hole to get to the catacombs?)

[Master] no to Fritz

[Ryan] I am sure that Branwyn's death would shock the realm. And then Lisa's next character can awe them into submission.

[Master] so far two ways known into the catacombs through the church and through the passage under the barn

[Drayven Starmantle (Fritz)] (So I say No to the front door, and No to the barn door)

[Drayven Starmantle (Fritz)] (Are you sure the goblin caves will lead to the temple?)

[Master] no

[Lisa] eventually most likely

[Master] it is suspected because you heard goblins in the catacombs

[Ryan] (Five sessions later we come to the conclusion that they are not connected at all. Everyone is okay with that.)

[Lisa] we have run into goblins underground there

[Drayven Starmantle (Fritz)] (Oh well then if what Lisa says is true I say go through the goblin caves, try and avoid the undead level draining sure to be at the front door and the barn door-since they put a creature there to wipe out armor...and go for the goblins)

[JohnA] I was not in for all of last visit, I have never actually made it from barn to Church

[Master] if the goblin caves connect (high probability) they connect to the catacombs where the undead are

[Master] zero chance of avoiding the undead this trip

[Talwin (Michael-14198)] OK. Bob. I apologize but after re-reviewing the last encounters, I would respectfully like to choose Option C for now unless our devisions are locked. In which case, I am fine. However, having the Gryphon chance is still something I think Carissa should explore)

[Lisa] the only way I know to get from underground into the church is through a single file trap door by the altar

[Drayven Starmantle (Fritz)] (How bad were the undead-well that would mean we fight goblins, hope we can resupply the armor lost and deal with the undead better equipped)

[JohnA] next time do NOT visit the necromancer

[Lisa] who wants to be the first out that door?

[Talwin (Michael-14198)] (That's my Job Lisa)

[Talwin (Michael-14198)] (I will be)

[Lisa] seriously?

[Talwin (Michael-14198)] (Well, someone has to. There is risk everywhere with this place. I'm just hoping to mitigate it as much as possible)

[Drayven Starmantle (Fritz)] I will do it

[Talwin (Michael-14198)] (I can take heavier damage then the magic wielders)

[Drayven Starmantle (Fritz)] I have no fear of the fighting

[Ryan] I want it!

[Talwin (Michael-14198)] (Just please save my ass after I’m fried with something)

[Drayven Starmantle (Fritz)] (that was Drayven speaking)

Talwin (Michael-14198) Claps hand on Drayven. We can do it together. Glorious battle!...Hesitates, but first, let us finish deciding our route to victory eh?"

[Ryan] Skarp will fight Drayven for privilege of being first in to die in a sneak attack

[Ryan] I am back at the keyboard.

[Drayven Starmantle (Fritz)] If battling our way through the goblins lead to possibly acquiring gear to re-outfit our comrade, then we have to fight undead in the catacombs to then enter into the house of evil at its center...Let me do it

[Master] OK so

[Talwin (Michael-14198)] (Ryan again...sometimes I just don't know how to respond to that. I'm going to go with LOL this time)

[Skarphedin (Ryan)] (You can also go with the option my father chose, and not talk to me for the next 9 years.)

[Master] it seems slightly in favor of the goblin caves over the path through under the barn with the front door last

[Drayven Starmantle (Fritz)] Glory Talwin...Glory it shall be!!

[Talwin (Michael-14198)] (That's Horrible Ryan. Screw him)

[Skarphedin (Ryan)] (Oh, that was a joke. Sorry.)

[Talwin (Michael-14198)] sigh

[Lisa] the only thing I can say is this is not my plan so I can't get blamed for it

[Drayven Starmantle (Fritz)] (But aren't we doing this for you?)

[Spring] sorry I’m not inputting much. I am still catching up on the site. much was written

[Talwin (Michael-14198)] (Could you give what you'd like to do instead? We aren't locked in)

[Spring] I do hate the caves idea less than the trapdoor idea

[Lisa] did anyone look at the pros & cons I wrote up?

[JohnA] I did

[Drayven Starmantle (Fritz)] (Be like me Spring...Live in the moment, and ignore the helpful hints that are probably on the website)

[Talwin (Michael-14198)] (We're just trying to cut on the Chaos. And just so everyone is aware, I'm fully anticipating dying here.)

[Skarphedin (Ryan)] (I didn't realize it was you, but yes)

[Lisa] that pretty much tells you where my head is at

[Spring] I scrolled up past it and planned to come down, but I can skip to it

[Talwin (Michael-14198)] (I did Lisa. I'm just not sure how to approach no matter what. TIt was a good list)

[Drayven Starmantle (Fritz)] (Lisa I don't have time to "catchup on the website"...I'm making my comments based on what I hear at this time...but again I am more than willing to just follow along because I do not know the true risks)

[JohnA] goblin lairs will be long and deadly

[Master] (Lisa is typing)

[Lisa] ok - tell me whatever you want and I'll do it

[Talwin (Michael-14198)] http://www.dragonslayers-society.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php?n=Main.TTT-OOC

[Skarphedin (Ryan)] (Front door will be short and deadly)

[Skarphedin (Ryan)] (Trap door will be trappy and deadly)

[Spring] it's all deadly

[Talwin (Michael-14198)] (Guys this is the link to pros and cons. Scroll bottom you can read for two min. Promise)

[Drayven Starmantle (Fritz)] (Lisa saw what you posted...TLDR)

[Spring] I like Operation Benedict Arnold

[Master] the two key options you seem to be contemplating: The Front door is dangerous, presumed to be high level hard fight right away

[Lisa] bullet points are too long?

[Talwin (Michael-14198)] How about the window that I asked about last week?

[Talwin (Michael-14198)] Bob is that an option?

[Master] the Goblin Caves are low level easy but long slog

[Skarphedin (Ryan)] (Make a failed attack and then join the goblins, Spring?)

[Spring] I like the bullet points, they are great

[Master] yes to Michael if you have a way to climb/fly up there

[JohnA] the window was for the farm house which we agreed to put off

[Talwin (Michael-14198)] (Thank you bob! That helps)

[Spring] the pro/con lists are better than a 3-slide deck

[Lisa] the long post was my angry response to the armchair quarterbacking of last week

[Drayven Starmantle (Fritz)] (Oh I must be reading the wrong thing)

[Master] Option 1: Front door of the church Pros Get the main bad guy over with first. Might make the rest go a little easier, or at least give us a little breathing room knowing he’s not going pop up out of nowhere We’re strong now to try. Not sure what our status will be going through other areas first Defeat him and take church may give us bargaining power over goblins Cons Possible multiple types of attacks coming from multiple directions We’ll be out in the open. Not a lot of cover except maybe some trees Don’t know how deadly that moat is. May be trickier to stay out of it when we are under attack

[Master] Option 2: Cellar under the farmhouse, through to secret door, through to chambers under the church Pros Not a frontal church assault Attacks coming from either the front or maybe back only If we clear sections of the caverns, may have place to rest if church dwellers are happy to wait for us Cons Sections of single file walking. Front and backs could take big hits Have to go through basement and secret door. They know we know it’s there. Potential for many, many traps and would still have to open that trap door to get into the church eventually. By the time we get to the church, if no rest, we could be much weaker than we are right now

[Master] Option 3: Goblin Caves, through to the presumed joining of the tunnels that lead to the chambers under the church Pros Could possibly make allies of goblins instead of all-out war with them Cons Don’t really have leverage right now. We are a dozen or so versus hundred or so goblins (we really don’t know how many) They could have deal with Black Cloak We’ve been picking these guys off for a while now. Why would they play nice unless we tell them we’re in charge now

[Skarphedin (Ryan)] (k, Imma gonna to withdraw from the considerations. IC Skarphedin just wants a good death. OOC, it will be entertaining no matter what and that and spending time with y'all is what I attend these for.)

[Talwin (Michael-14198)] Don't forget option 4

[Spring] 4/17 Carissa Option 4/Section 1: Operation Benedict Arnold, see if the griffon listens to us and use him like a Trojan horse. Pros Does he expect his own griffon to attack? Or at least bring others over the moat? Long con friendship/pet gained (or forced via potions) Cons Griffon eats us Griffon drops us in the moat Griffon laughs at us

[Talwin (Michael-14198)] I just don't know how many more there are

[Drayven Starmantle (Fritz)] going by your thoughts Branwyn I believe Option 3 gives us the best chance of success

[Spring] I was just gonna suggest we try the tunnel to the northwest but that's a whole different story

[Talwin (Michael-14198)] I concur. Option 4 is nice, but with so many different approaches, we would be here for years

[Spring] could we create water int a high window and flood out the church? make them come out?

[Talwin (Michael-14198)] If we were there in person, I’m sure we could do it. But text based is hard

[Spring] or something involving smoke to make them come out?

[JohnA] can't create that much water

[Spring] a wind thing?

[Spring] the idea is to either trap them inside with something deadly or make them come out

[Lisa] and what is the range? If you have to get close enough to the church to cast that means they are close enough to cast at us meaning we are doing a frontal assault

[Drayven Starmantle (Fritz)] I doubt that the griffon is going to be his "big hitter" in this battle. I expect he will be more a distraction and waste of spells with his aerial assault.

[Spring] I don't like engaging them on their terms. I want to make them engage us on OUR terms

TMO has joined the game on Fri Apr 17 20:06:21 EDT 2020

TMO is receiving the map Abandoned Farmhouse...

TMO has received the map Abandoned Farmhouse.

[JohnA] hello TMO

[Spring] too bad the griffon isn't an insect. I could shrink it

[TMO] (sorry I'm late

[Lisa] lol

[Spring] hi TMO!

[Lisa] Hi TMO

[Drayven Starmantle (Fritz)] Then if engaging them on "our terms" is the goal, I suggest we go through the goblins. If we can get them to join us we have a vast ally, if we can’t we slaughter them and attack from an area the church didn't expect

[Talwin (Michael-14198)] Hi TMO! http://www.dragonslayers-society.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php?n=Main.TTT-OOC

[Drayven Starmantle (Fritz)] Hiya TMO

[Talwin (Michael-14198)] Those are the basic options

[Talwin (Michael-14198)] review and pick ABC

[Skarphedin (Ryan)] Hey TMO!

[Talwin (Michael-14198)] or D with the assumption that we can do it within a two week period

[Brer Necholas (TMO)] I have a comment

[Spring] or come up with a new D

[Talwin (Michael-14198)] (Go for it)

[Drayven Starmantle (Fritz)] (Hey Bob...suggestion for the sight...have the newer posts on top not the bottom!! Especially when the thread encompasses over a year of gaming)

[Brer Necholas (TMO)] Sir Dwarf- you knew that was gray ooze in the barrel?

[Spring] I’m being informed that supper is required

[Spring] brb

[Spring] I am away from the keyboard.

[Master] (We do that Fritz on the Players’ Communication but on the IN Character and OUT of character threads it is better to read from top to bottom. there are links at the top to take you directly to particular sections

Skarphedin (Ryan) glances down at his damp shirt, flaked with remnants of his chainmail. "Aye, my people have experience with their kind."

[Brer Necholas (TMO)] Do you know black pudding at all? I've heard of them, but very little experience with it.

[Skarphedin (Ryan)] Is.... that a food?

[Master (to Ryan only)] yes dwarves know of black puddings

Skarphedin (Ryan) gives a gruff laugh. "I joke, but it is strange that you call them that."

[Skarphedin (Ryan)] Yes, I am familiar.

[Brer Necholas (TMO)] If every single barrel in that stable is a gray ooze, this man has gone to a huge amount of work gathering them. If he could do that, could that moat be full of black pudding?

[Master (to Ryan only)] black puddings dissolve organic matter

[Drayven Starmantle (Fritz)] No that's Chocolate pudding...Closer relation to brown pudding, sometimes confused with shit

[Skarphedin (Ryan)] It.... is possible...

[Brer Necholas (TMO)] Does black pudding dissolve wood?

[Master (to Ryan only)] yes it dissolves everything but rock and gems

Drayven Starmantle (Fritz) Gloats...I was thinking the moat was full of black pudding, but was going to wait until we got closer to give that as a suggestion...I am so smart!!!

Skarphedin (Ryan) gives a helpless shrug. "Living and once-living things. From what I know, the only thing that doesn't dissolve are rocks and gems."

[Brer Necholas (TMO)] Then if someone here is creative enough, we can fling these barrels into the moat and let the oozes and pudding fight each other.

[Master (to Ryan only)] fire is the only sure way to kill them or maybe other magics dwarves do not have

[Brer Necholas (TMO)] Carrying them there by hand is likely to make us large targets after the first one.

[Lisa] (if only we had a wagon ...)

[JohnA] smiles

[Spring] I am back at the keyboard.

[Skarphedin (Ryan)] (Okay, having read the summary, I fully admit that the decisions made by Skarp/me in the last session were sometimes sub-optimal, and am sorry for any difficulties that they caused other players.)

[Lisa] (again means we have to get to the moat to do anything meaning really a frontal assault)

[Lisa] (Don't apologize!!)

[Skarphedin (Ryan)] (It.... is kind of my thing.)

[Brer Necholas (TMO)] (Branwyn really needs a magic catapult spell)

[Master] That could also be called Sky Hook

Hoffman (JohnA)] you really think all that moat is some sort of creature?

[Spring] (or we need to build a catapult that can launch magic items)

Brer Necholas (TMO) shrugs. "Gathering this many oozes cannot be easy. After that, why not one more?"

[Master] Skarp can make an Intuition Check

[Master] also Branwyn

[Brer Necholas (TMO)] I don't know oozes, but if they grow when you feed them, put one pudding in the moat and feed it a massive amount of zombies.

[Skarphedin (Ryan)] Skarphedin: INT check: (d20) [1d20=2] 2 - ROLL SUCCEEDED against 10!!

Hoffman (JohnA)] Seems hard enough to make a lot of 1, and that moat would be an whole bunch

[Skarphedin (Ryan)] (Wait, that is intelligence...)

Hoffman (JohnA)] hhhmmm, yea maybe

[Skarphedin (Ryan)] Skarphedin: INU check: (d20) [1d20=17] 17 - ROLL FAILED against 8!!

[Brer Necholas (TMO)] (lol - you were better off with Intelligence)

[Master] ok

[Master] Branwyn?

[Branwyn (Lisa)] Branwyn: INU check: (d20) [1d20=15] 15 - ROLL FAILED against 11!!

[Master] ok

[Master] I cannot think of anyone else who might have knowledge of puddings and oozes

[Branwyn (Lisa)] (The crew saw it in temple of Chandler Cowles right?)

[Spring] chat text color change

[Grolduk Groundsearcher (Fritz)] Grolduk Groundsearcher: Initiative: ((d10+10++3)-10) [1d10=1] 4 [MODIFIED (-10)]

[Grolduk Groundsearcher (Fritz)] Grolduk Groundsearcher: Initiative: ((d10+10++3)-10) [1d10=6] 9 [MODIFIED (-10)]

[Brer Necholas (TMO)] Personally, I'd prefer going through the crypts. It's something I can handle, and he won't have been expecting me to be with you.

[Branwyn (Lisa)] (thought Black ate metal too)

[Spring] ok that's a bit better

[Grolduk Groundsearcher (Fritz)] I would

[Master] yes to Lisa

[Master] so that would include Indigo

[Master] and?

[Indigo (Lisa)] Indigo: INU check: (d20) [1d20=16] 16 - ROLL FAILED against 10!!

[Grolduk Groundsearcher (Fritz)] (What do I need to roll Bob)

[Master] Hoffman was in which group?

[Master] Grolduk would not know

Hoffman (JohnA)] Wedding

[Master] has not seen these before

[Indigo (Lisa)] (skull church group)

[Master] ok

[Grolduk Groundsearcher (Fritz)] As a underground gnome?

[Master] Lisa remember

[Master] they are not common creatures

[Indigo (Lisa)] (Miranda went to temple with indigo, Shur)

[Master] OK

[Master] so

[Grolduk Groundsearcher (Fritz)] (I'm not a common character either)

[Spring] text

[Indigo (Lisa)] (Imari)

[Master] chuckles at Fritz nice try but sorry

[Indigo (Lisa)] (QuiFon - cry)

[Grolduk Groundsearcher (Fritz)] (I have similar skills to a dwarf)

[Skarphedin (Ryan)] Except less impressive facial hair.

Skarphedin (Ryan) strokes his beard smugly.

[Grolduk Groundsearcher (Fritz)] But I have another appendage that sticks out MUCH further!!!

[Skarphedin (Ryan)] Your gut?

[Skarphedin (Ryan)] That's not an appendage.

[Spring] ha!

Grolduk Groundsearcher (Fritz) pats Skarphedin’s naked belly...well if your belly was smaller you would be able to see the difference in the size of our "appendages”. But yours isn't as long

Skarphedin (Ryan) grumbles. "Long legs are overrated."

[Master] so it seems you have an idea of a plan

[Grolduk Groundsearcher (Fritz)] Don't worry...I hear that when you get your first pubic hair that it starts to get bigger...

[Master] from Brer

[Lisa] do we?

[Grolduk Groundsearcher (Fritz)] STOP

[Master] to rolls the barrels of grey ooze into the moat

[Master] yes Fritz?

[Lisa] he said he wanted to go through the crypts

[Grolduk Groundsearcher (Fritz)] nO No no...That was his suggestion to go through the crypts...the rest of us had leanings towards the goblin caves

[Talwin (Michael-14198)] (I just want to leave the stupid barrels alone)

Hoffman (JohnA)] (not sure I count the votes the same way

[Brer Necholas (TMO)] (yes, Brer would prefer the crypts. the barrels was just an idea if anyone knew how to get them there

[Master] John what do you think the consensus is?

[Spring] between crypts and caves, I am for caves

Hoffman (JohnA)] (split decision)

[Master] between what John?

[Lisa] the consensus is that there is no consensus

[Master] OK

[Master] so who can speak Goblin?

[Grolduk Groundsearcher (Fritz)] Well here is why I suggest the goblin caves: 1). there is a chance we have a new ally that could help 2). If not we get to slaughter them and have a chance to get armor for Skarphedin. 3). We will still have to face the undead in the crypts anyway as that is probably where the goblin caves go.

[Master] if you want to go negotiate with them

Hoffman (JohnA)] (Foto can cast Toungs)

[Grolduk Groundsearcher (Fritz) (to Master only)] the base languages of gnomes doesn't help with this correct?

[Master] No to Fritz

[Grolduk Groundsearcher (Fritz)] base list I meant

[Master] Ok so Foto can cast Tongues how many times and it lasts how long?

Hoffman (JohnA)] (1 turn)

[Master] there is a less than 1% chance of any Goblin understanding W Comm

[Talwin (Michael-14198)] (That's a lot of spells John. if you are ok with it, I’m fine. Just worried about it is all)

[Master] 1 turn is ten minutes

[Spring] Snee has tongues too

[Spring] Snee has tongues as well

Hoffman (JohnA)] (no one turn, once a day)

[Spring] oh there it is

[Lisa] I am seeing delaying hitting the church means the priests will have few spells when we do get there unless we sleep down there

[Talwin (Michael-14198)] A

[Spring] ok Tongues is 4th level and Snee has no 4th level spells left. the ants got it

[Lisa] but doing underground may give us a chance to sleep down there so ...

[Grolduk Groundsearcher (Fritz)] I think any attack through the front door, or the barn would be equal to suicide. But if that is what you guys wish...

[Master] Ok so it seems if you choose the Goblin Cave option you have the ability to talk to them for 10 minutes then that goes away until tomorrow

[Lisa] going through the barn or through the caves leaves one trapdoor entrance to the church

[Master] so that seems to indicate choosing A the front door or B the barn

[Lisa] either way we go

[Lisa] but it seemed the fighters didn't mind the trapdoor approach

[Master] so you have a plan

[Grolduk Groundsearcher (Fritz)] Oh I DID mind the trap door

[Lisa] we do?

[Grolduk Groundsearcher (Fritz)] I think that is the WRONG WAY

[Master] the trap door or the front door

[Lisa] so entering the church through the front door is suicide

[Drayven Starmantle (Fritz)] sORRY WRONG Character

[Master] I am not trying to force anyone in either path

Hoffman (JohnA)] (do you want to discuss in character Fritz?)

[Drayven Starmantle (Fritz)] Suicide is the front door or the trap door in the barn

[Lisa] entering the church through the trapdoor is the wrong way

[Lisa] how do we enter the church then?

[Drayven Starmantle (Fritz)] (I am doing both John)

[Lisa] those are the only ways we know to get inside the church

[Drayven Starmantle (Fritz)] Through the goblin caves.

[Brer Necholas (TMO)] (I don't have a parachute)

[Master] the front door the other two options lead to the catacombs and the trap door under the altar

Hoffman (JohnA)] Have you ever been inside a goblin lair, or caves in general

[Lisa] the goblin caves connect to the caverns under the barn which lead to the trapdoor into the church

[Lisa] ACK

[Spring] let's make some parachutes

[Drayven Starmantle (Fritz)] I thought Branwyn said that there was a strong chance they led to the church/crypts, but do they have to be the same way...I believe the trap door is just that leading into a trap

[Skarphedin (Ryan)] (I remember someone mentioning an idea about a wooden badger... seems like it might work.)

Hoffman (JohnA)] even not considering that, the one advantage we have is that we have been here before and you want to go the one way we have NOT been?

[Lisa] I am so with the wooden badger! :D

Hoffman (JohnA)] maybe if we call it a floor door you would feel beter

[Drayven Starmantle (Fritz)] The goblins may have more than one way into those crypt areas. The church is more likely to have guarded the way that leads from the barn into the crypts to the church than another way if they believe the goblins will be a deterrent

[Lisa] Bob toss the church map up please

Hoffman (JohnA)] Do you speak Goblin?

[Lisa] It's just a big church

[Master] the overall map?

[Drayven Starmantle (Fritz)] Or they may NOT know of another path the goblins may have in getting to the area

[Lisa] not that many doors to get in

[Lisa] no - the inside of the church

[Lisa] it's only a surprise to Fritz

[Lisa] everyone has been there

[Brer Necholas (TMO)] (players yes, characters no)

[Master] Indigo moved 153'10".

[Lisa] just want to show that it would be like breaking into any church you can imagine

[Master] Indigo moved 4'06".

[Lisa] not that many ways in - we are lucky there is a trapdoor

[Skarphedin (Ryan)] (Lisa is right. I've broken into many of them, and they are all basically the same.)

[Lisa] all the side stuff are windows

[Brer Necholas (TMO)] (it looks very similar to the church down the street)

[Lisa] and yes get that map away

[Lisa] did not need to see the brown pool :(

[Master] warm smile

[Lisa] how do they get their mail?

Carissa has joined the game on Fri Apr 17 20:38:44 EDT 2020

Carissa is receiving the map Abandoned Farmhouse...

Carissa has received the map Abandoned Farmhouse.

[Skarphedin (Ryan)] (Carissa! Hello!)

[Lisa] Hi Carissa

Hoffman (JohnA)] (hello Carissa)

[Brer Necholas (TMO)] (hi!)

[Spring] hi Carissa!

[Talwin (Michael-14198)] Hi Carissa

[Skarphedin (Ryan)] (So, we were discussing how to get into the church, then it devolved into a discussion about English desserts)

[Carissa] Hi all! Sorry family drama. Should be good for the rest of the night though :)

[Drayven Starmantle (Fritz)] Well I have given my thoughts. You all have better knowledge here than I do. If you wish to attack through the front door that you know is going to be guarded, or through the barn that you have already witnessed has been trapped and guarded, then that we shall do

[Skarphedin (Ryan)] (Wait, I guess Black Pudding isn't a dessert, but rather a type of sausage. nvm)

[Spring] LOL black pudding is actually a sausage

[Spring] hahahah

[Lisa] moat full of sausages - Indigo must be dreaming

[Carissa] (Dessert sounds better...)

[Spring] what's funny is that I was just now looking at my binder from the Scotland trip where I had black pudding on the ferry

[Skarphedin (Ryan)] (Hope everything is alright)

[Carissa] (All good. Just someone being stupid and the drama of us yelling at them and all that fun)

[Drayven Starmantle (Fritz)] (as an aside...I will be pissed when my armor and magic sword which I got on a very high roll gets destroyed as we enter the building...but then again as long as it is fun I will be less pissed)

[Drayven Starmantle (Fritz)] (oh like here)

[Carissa] (lol)

[Master] This is the Grand Adventure that Tiberius always is looking for

[Master] Good Versus Evil

[Master] Revenge for old debts

[Master] well not that old but still

[Drayven Starmantle (Fritz)] Well hopefully he won't sleep through this one!!!

[Spring] or die through it

[Drayven Starmantle (Fritz)] He usually sleeps first and then dies

[JohnA] so now that we have had some discussion, do we want to vote For something and not against something?

[Lisa] None of the options are easy

[JohnA] agreed

[Lisa] there is no "good" way to go

[Carissa] Are the options the ones on the website or are there new options?

[Skarphedin (Ryan)] (Going home is always a good place to go.)

[Lisa] lol

[Carissa] (No place like home)

[Spring] it looks like we are going to pick from the enemy's menu instead of coming up with a plan E or F

[Carissa] (Who has the ruby slippers?)

[Lisa] yes I guess give up is an option

[Master] Jilly

[Spring] I hate letting the adversary dictate the terms

[Spring] that's how Captain Jack wound up frying a kid

[Lisa] Spring then give us one - I can't think of another way in

[Drayven Starmantle (Fritz)] (I did no such thing!!! I killed a salamander, but I didn't fry the sheriff’s kid)

[Lisa] my immediate thought Fritz!

[Spring] well I got us started with creating water into a window. we found the flaws with that one. are there any windows on the wall opposite the main door?

[Spring] Captain Jack Harkness, not Sparrow

[Master] the rear wall of the church does not have windows, they are on the two sides of the church

[Drayven Starmantle (Fritz)] (There is no one else but Capt. Jack Sparrow...."Dive Like the Hawk")!!!

[Spring] we don't know anything about openings on the roof

[Master] correct

[Drayven Starmantle (Fritz)] Ghost moved 12'02".

[Drayven Starmantle (Fritz)] Omen moved 3'03".

[Talwin (Michael-14198)] (I do think there was a window heavily mentioned last week)

[Spring] is there anything we can put into the windows to either make them die inside or have to come out?

[Drayven Starmantle (Fritz)] Grey Ooze

[Drayven Starmantle (Fritz)] But we will have to get past the Black one first

[Spring] I wonder if wind servant could drop the gray ooze barrels through the windows

[Spring] we were joking around about the moat being black pudding. did we get that confirmed?

[Skarphedin (Ryan)] (No, Bran and Skarp failed their INU rolls)

[Lisa] It's black - we don't know for sure unless we walk up to it but it's something other than water

[Drayven Starmantle (Fritz)] Confirmation has been post-poned for a more dangerous time

[Spring] no way to tell if it's the same black that's in the barn window, right?

[JohnA] the map says Black Water

[Spring] we don't know yet if the moat is any bigger than the wagon they used as a trap do we?

[Talwin (Michael-14198)] Talwin: INU check: (d20) [1d20=9] 9 - ROLL FAILED against 5!!

[Spring] because we could throw it into the moat

[Master] Combat has begun!

[Master] ROUND: 0

[Master] Combat has finished.

[Master] sorry wrong button

[Spring] damn, Talwin

[Lisa] I'm still here

[Talwin (Michael-14198)] lol

[Carissa] (suurrre)

[Lisa] no cannon crash

[Carissa] (Talwin got into a fight with himself?)

[Spring] that's hella intuition you have there

[Brer Necholas (TMO)] (startled me)

[Talwin (Michael-14198)] He's a fighter not an intuitive man

[Master] the moat seems to be 12 to 20 feet across

[Drayven Starmantle (Fritz)] Only when we play as the Rescue Rangers!!! That's the glitch

[Talwin (Michael-14198)] but no one else seemed to pass so couldn't hurt

[Talwin (Michael-14198)] lol

[Master] the wagon is 10 feet long approx.

[Talwin (Michael-14198)] Is the drawbridge down? Seems like an obvious question

[Spring] Snezana: INU check: (d20) [1d20=2] 2 - ROLL SUCCEEDED against 16!!

[Spring] (well shit)

[Master] BINGO to Michael

[Master] There is no drawbridge

[Talwin (Michael-14198)] Well shit

[Carissa] (Oh! That was the other thought. Does Jo's Liquid Road make a road???)

[Spring] Lanek: INU check: (d20) [1d20=10] 10 - ROLL SUCCEEDED against 13!!

[Carissa] (Could we... potion a road? Is that a thing?)

[Master] Talwin XP award: 100. Next level in 93405.

[Brer Necholas (TMO)] (I assumed the drawbridge wasn't down)

[Talwin (Michael-14198)] So a moat, and then have to break down a door

[Talwin (Michael-14198)] lol bob

[Talwin (Michael-14198)] haha

Drayven Starmantle (Fritz) Wow I thought it was obvious there was no bridge???

[Master] and very nice to Carissa

[Master] yes it does

[Carissa] (Knew I forgot something to add to options)

[Talwin (Michael-14198)] Cool. So a road. And then break down a door or try for a window. Any other takers?

[Carissa] (So we can make a bridge with that potion. Maybe. Although if the road is liquid and they're both the same viscosity...)

[Spring] whoa, we have a liquid road? I missed that

[Carissa] (Party Pack, yes)

[JohnA] but do we know it will work on black water and how much AOE?

[Master] HAH ask TMO what I told him on the phone last week

[Carissa] (Well, the name says liquid road so... who knows how it works)

[Master] about what you have

[Talwin (Michael-14198)] (That's effing awesome by the way. Never noticed that)

[Brer Necholas (TMO)] (/me flees)

[Spring] oh thank Jesus the dog is asleep

[Carissa] (Talk TMO!)

[Master] Lisa will know but

[Brer Necholas (TMO)] (I'm sorry - I was wholly focused on my own campaign)

[Master] Magical Hinges

[Lisa] I wasn’t on the phone

[Brer Necholas (TMO)] (OH, yes, that)

[Lisa] oh we left that at home

[Master] I know

[Brer Necholas (TMO)] (I was trying to think of something regarding the potions)

[Lisa] we've had those since 2010?

[Master] but an example of a magic item you have had forever and never used experimented with

[Lisa] wth are we going to do with these? *toss*

[Fritz] I am away from the keyboard.

[Master] but yes you have a magical road potion

[Carissa] (Ooh yeah forgot about magical hinges. I heard about it? At some point? Or those are still in the room?)

[Lisa] they are at home

[Carissa] (Ah but they are still with the party in theory)

[Lisa] yes we still own them

[Master] but not available now

[Master] moving along

[Master] you do have a liquid road

[Master] so back to Front Doors or the Trap Door

[Lisa] or Fritz's vote for goblins caves

[Brer Necholas (TMO)] (Brer votes crypt)

[Spring] (is a ghast a negative plane creature?)

[Master] yes to Lisa

[Master] no to Spring not directly is an Undead

[Spring] (thanks)

[Master] but if you have something against them you would hope it might maybe work

[Master] but no clue right now

[Spring] Snee just doesn't have any sock and awe

[Brer Necholas (TMO)] (you have Brer. What more do you need? ;) )

[Spring] *shock

[Master] Kenna is more the sock person

[Skarphedin (Ryan)] (Do you have a sandal? That might work)

[Spring] hahahahaha

[Carissa] (for him to turn undead when we actual want him to, duh)

[Master] Quote

[Carissa] (thank you)

[Spring] Kenna is more sock and awwwwww

[Carissa (to Ryan only)] Quick test first

[Master] sorry back to the beginning with better information

[Lisa] lol

[Master] this time from the bottom up

[Master] Carissa A front door B trap door C Goblins

[Spring] I just seriously wanna blow this place to smithereens and we don't have a way to do it

[Carissa (to Ryan only)] Okay now that I know it'll send properly, I did just read what chat I missed. No reason to apologize for last Friday, as Lisa said. It was a chaotic night, things happened, but you at least had fun with that encounter. Don't worry about it. Okay?

[Spring] is each player voting or each character?

[Carissa] (Uhh hold while I finish reading what I missed?)

[Master] ok so TMO

[Master] A B or C

[Carissa] (Like just now seeing the 1% comment... so yeah hold)

[Brer Necholas (TMO)] (waiting for Carissa)

[Carissa] (rude)

[Ryan] (test)

[Brer Necholas (TMO)] (still here)

[Spring] we are being quiet so Carissa can read

[Master] nods

[Carissa] Okay. Hmm....

[Master] and......

[Carissa] Well I'm torn between two of them so...

[Carissa] A flip of the ol' kLoOge.Coin results in: Heads

[Carissa] Guess I'm voting cellar

[Carissa] Although I am up for Thistle trying to talk to the griffon. Even if it's only a minute

[Brer Necholas (TMO)] (Brer votes crypt, which I believe is the trap door, so B)

[Carissa] Two for B

[Master] Lisa

[Lisa] A

[Master] Michael

[Master] we can come back

[Master] Ryan

[Ryan] Abstain

[Master] Spring

[Talwin (Michael-14198)] Thank you. I'm really trying to thin

[Lisa] (there is no right answer Michael - just pick what you want)

[Lisa] Ryan you can't not pick

[Master] yes to Michael agreed with Lisa

[Talwin (Michael-14198)] A

[Spring] spring = A I guess

[Ryan] (B then. C probably would be too much of a time sink, as pointed out.)

[Lisa] whatever is decided we have to go all in - so in that way it doesn't matter

[Master] so John

[Master] A or B

[JohnA] A

[Master] very well

[Master] Fritz

[Fritz] I am back at the keyboard.

[Master] A has 4 B has three

[Drayven Starmantle (Fritz)] A. Now that we have the liquid road...I was always worried about how we would get over the moat

[Master] there we go

[Master] so now you know the front doors of the church

[Brer Necholas (TMO)] (will it build a bridge?)

[Master] you can finalize planning and then move in

[Lisa] want to have Bran do a roll on the lilac scent if she can before we start walking?

[Hoffman]] (JohnA) looks downhill to see condition of runaway wagon

[Lisa] herbalism

[Master] ok

[Lisa] did he set up some poppy fields like the wizard of oz and we finally make a decision and then pass out 20 feet later

[Carissa] (yep)

[Master] warm smile

[Carissa] (Those damn slippers Jilly took... )

[Carissa] (Beware falling houses)

[Master] Run Away wagon is down the hill and not quite in great condition

[Branwyn (Lisa)] Branwyn: Herbalism check: (d20) [1d20=11] 11 [MODIFIED (+1)] - ROLL SUCCEEDED against 16!!

[Master] but you do have another wagon

[Ryan (to GM only)] Character sheet for Skarphedin modified: Equipment - ADDED: Hoffman's Borrowed Chainmail, 75 G, , .

[Master (to Lisa only)] Branwyn's best guess is that it is to cover the stench of death .... which corpses you do not know

[Brer Necholas (TMO)] (is it uphill from here to the church?)

[Master] yes

[Brer Necholas (TMO)] (figured - that would make it easier otherwise)

Branwyn (Lisa) walks up to the path a little where Snee mentioned the lilac smells

Branwyn (Lisa) breathes in and thinks, making a bit of a sour face

[Branwyn (Lisa)] I think this flowery smell is intended to mask the smell of death that is now permeating this place

[Branwyn (Lisa)] I am not seeing this as a poison in and of itself

[Lanek (Spring)] didn't work

[Branwyn (Lisa)] Death is the poison here

Hoffman (JohnA)] well undead

[Branwyn (Lisa)] Yes

Skarphedin (Ryan) tightens his grip on his axe. "This entire place is a poison, a blight on the surrounding land."

[Branwyn (Lisa)] Also true

Hoffman (JohnA)] which is why we are here

[Skarphedin (Ryan)] If I could destroy this entire church and everything in it, I could die happy.

[Brer Necholas (TMO)] It was poisoned. The original purpose was pure.

[Branwyn (Lisa)] Also also true

Hoffman (JohnA)] Should I start loading the wagon or rolling a barrel?

[Branwyn (Lisa)] (keep it up truth sayers)

[Skarphedin (Ryan)] The dirt is very brown today.

[Branwyn (Lisa)] (lol)

[Master] lol

[Lanek (Spring)] (hahahaha)

[Brer Necholas (TMO)] It is a very sunny day.

[Branwyn (Lisa)] (false! - MIST)

[Skarphedin (Ryan)] (CO-COMBO BREAKER)

[Lanek (Spring)] (ok how do we defend against the griffon? I remember we discussed blue tabards)

Hoffman (JohnA)] Did I not make it clear I am expecting to take over this place?

[Thistle (Carissa)] (we're wearing them which is why griffon is ignoring us and/or might listen to us)

Skarphedin (Ryan) side-eyes Hoffman.

[Lanek (Spring)] (aha okay, I didn't realize we were already doing it)

[Drayven Starmantle (Fritz)] sKARP DID you try the leather armor I gave you?

[Thistle (Carissa)] (yeah forgot to add that as the reason it might listen since yes, monster, but a trained one)

[Branwyn (Lisa)] Can everyone agree we need to put the horses in the barn?

[Brer Necholas (TMO)] (quote comes from goblinscomic.com/comics/20120608.jpg)

[Skarphedin (Ryan)] (I thought Hoffman gave me his chain?)

[Drayven Starmantle (Fritz)] yes I agree

[Branwyn (Lisa)] Howard?

[Drayven Starmantle (Fritz)] Ok..that's better

Hoffman (JohnA)] (I did not hear an answer)

[Lanek (Spring)] (I don't like putting the horses in the barn but we have no better option)

[Branwyn (Lisa)] (and Hoffman was going to take Dray's leather)

[Lanek (Spring)] we did already block the trapdoor right?)

[Skarphedin (Ryan)] (yeah, there is an ooze barrel on top)

Hoffman (JohnA)] ( I already have leather in the wagon, but sure, let me adjust)

Lisa is receiving the map Abandoned Farmhouse...

Lisa has received the map Abandoned Farmhouse.

[Drayven Starmantle (Fritz)] I thought we were going to put several barrels

Howard Plum (Lisa) takes the horses to the back of the barn

[Indigo (Lisa)] clears out the rotten hay and puts some food and water out for them

[Master] Ghost moved 53'00".

Drayven Starmantle (Fritz) does the same...leaves the reins loose..."If you need to run girl don't hesitate...I'll call you when I need you...Keep the blue on to be safe from the griffon"

[Master] Horse #1 moved 36'06".

[Master] Horse #1 moved 4'01".

[Master] Ghost moved 4'03".

[Howard Plum (Lisa)] Howard Plum moved 40'04".

[Lisa] Howard Plum targets Horse #1. Distance: 2'07"

[Talwin (Michael-14198)] (He said Ghost. I'm concerned here)

Hoffman (JohnA) (to GM only)] Character sheet for [Hoffman]] modified: Armor - Armor Bonus:: CHANGED: null (0). AC FINAL:: CHANGED: 4 (6).

[Thistle (Carissa)] (Ghost is horse’s name, all good, lol)

[Howard Plum (Lisa)] Howard Plum casts a spell against Horse #1: Invisibility, 10' Radius: Those who stay within 10 ft of recipient are invisible until they leave the area, attack or 24 hours go by. All must be in place prior to casting.

[Lisa] Howard Plum no longer targets Horse #1.

Hoffman (JohnA) (to GM only)] Character sheet for [Hoffman]] modified: Equipment - CHANGED: Chain mail -- Description: AC 5 (on loan to Skarp) (AC 5).

[Howard Plum (Lisa)] Howard Plum moved 31'07".

[Thistle (Carissa)] Soooooooo what are we doing? Killing bad guys? Kicking down doors? Burning things?

[Drayven Starmantle (Fritz)] (Could I have asked Howard to cast that on Ghost?)

[Brer Necholas (TMO)] (apparently laying asphalt)

[JohnA] (so we are pulling wagon to moat?, With or without Barrels)

[Lanek (Spring)] (I think we are putting the trap wagon in, right? it's probably not big enough to go all the way across

[Thistle (Carissa)] (There's a joke somewhere there with assphault yet I can't come up with it)

[Lanek (Spring)] then we need to decide exactly how we are attacking. the windows are a weakness)

[JohnA] we are kicking the ashphalt out of the moat

[Thistle (Carissa)] (question was IC, although I didn't know the attack thought OOC so that's good to know)

[Branwyn (Lisa)] (It's a 10 ft radius - I just figured they were going to stay there - I just picked the closest one - can bob switch it if you think it's important)

[Drayven Starmantle (Fritz)] (If we fail, it's the Ass Phault?)

[Master] that is enough to cover both horses

[Thistle (Carissa)] (I was thinking along the lines of someone getting their asses handed to them, but these are also good!)

[Drayven Starmantle (Fritz)] (If I had a say I would have asked)

[Master] so you have a direction and the start of the plan

[Lanek (Spring)] (I’m wondering about the method of ass-handing)

[Thistle (Carissa)] (quick griffon decision: attempt talk or ignore? don't want to start a fight there if we think it'll happen, especially if we're going frontal assault)

[Branwyn (Lisa)] (brb)

[Lisa] I am away from the keyboard.

[JohnA] feel free to talk to but not sure we have correct spells /skills

[Thistle (Carissa)] (At most I expect it to have command words we don't know so it'll ignore)

[Brer Necholas (TMO)] (and if we're in blue hopefully it will ignore us)

[Thistle (Carissa)] (that's the hope, no spells for it; found that out the stupid hard way last time)

[Drayven Starmantle (Fritz)] (Do we need to re-blue Skarp?)

[Skarphedin (Ryan)] (re-blue?)

[Thistle (Carissa)] (He still have a blue helm? But can always ask Branwyn or Howard to cantrip blue armor)

[Master] boooooo Fritz

[Drayven Starmantle (Fritz)] Did the ooze eat your clothing?

[Lanek (Spring)] (did the tabard get damaged in the ooze attack)

[Thistle (Carissa)] (LOL you ruined BOB's plan)

[Drayven Starmantle (Fritz)] LOL...

[Thistle (Carissa)] (Uhhh so first wait until we reblue him before Thistle yells at the griffon. Got it)

[Talwin (Michael-14198)] Did bob just boo someone for being intelligent?

[Talwin (Michael-14198)] lol

[Brer Necholas (TMO)] (I'd say he has the wrong set of players for that attitude, past experience is against me)

[Thistle (Carissa)] (Hmm technically we also have to reblue Sundown, too, yes?)

[Master] OH man Carissa

[Talwin (Michael-14198)] Hell, Reblue everyone! Can't hurt

[Thistle (Carissa)] (Oh damn there we go thinking)

[Talwin (Michael-14198)] Hate that don't we

[Talwin (Michael-14198)] ;)

[Thistle (Carissa)] (OR it's a joke about making the Sunny person depressed but that's a sad joke)

[Skarphedin (Ryan)] (You get blue! And you get blue! And you get blue!)

[Drayven Starmantle (Fritz)] Nice to keep the brain cells functioning

[Lisa] I am back at the keyboard.

Thistle (Carissa) to Sundown and Skarp, "Hey! You two! Come here!"

Thistle (Carissa) rips part of a blanket to hand to Sundown

Skarphedin (Ryan) blinks and looks at her.

[Thistle (Carissa)] Tie this around your head and go ask Howard and Branwyn to make you blue again.

[Thistle (Carissa)] Or your gonna get eaten.

Skarphedin (Ryan) "Ah." He nods in understanding.

[Skarphedin (Ryan)] Skarphedin moved 4'00".

[Skarphedin (Ryan)] Skarphedin moved 7'11".

Carissa is receiving the map Abandoned Farmhouse...

Carissa has received the map Abandoned Farmhouse.

Skarphedin (Ryan) coughs into his hand. "I... uh... I am supposed to ask you for some sort of blue dye, I suppose."

[Thistle (Carissa)] Howard! Howarddd! Can't you do that cantrip thingy?

[Branwyn (Lisa)] (does Howard have to make the roll?)

[Master] no

[Branwyn (Lisa)] (so sad)

[Master] chuckles

[Master] you can if you want

[Howard Plum (Lisa)] Oh certainly

[Thistle (Carissa)] Sundown and Skarp need to be blue again.

Howard Plum (Lisa) looks at Skarp's attire and waves his hands

[Thistle (Carissa)] Even you can do that, right?

[Howard Plum (Lisa)] Howard Plum: Cantrip Proficiency check: (d20) [1d20=5] 5 - ROLL SUCCEEDED against 10!!

[Howard Plum (Lisa)] There!

Thistle (Carissa) claps

[Howard Plum (Lisa)] (he has the skills of a field mouse)

[Thistle (Carissa)] Yay! Now that blanket that Sundown is holding. I dunno if he's gonna wear it on his head or what, but he needs blue, too.

[Thistle (Carissa)] (But can he catch flies with his... hand?)

[Howard Plum (Lisa)] (lol)

Howard Plum (Lisa) looks at Sundown "Do you want magic?"

[Skarphedin (Ryan)] Thank you

[JohnA] so how much rope do we have?

[Thistle (Carissa)] He wants to not be eaten. Right? Go on. Tell him, Sundown.

[Thistle (Carissa)] (Thistle has whatever the normal carry amount is)

[Sundown (Master)] I would like to have your assistance Sir Howard

Howard Plum (Lisa) makes the same gestures toward Sundown

[Howard Plum (Lisa)] Howard Plum: Cantrip Proficiency check: (d20) [1d20=15] 15 - ROLL FAILED against 10!!

Howard Plum (Lisa) magic fizzles and dies

Thistle (Carissa) starts laughing

[Thistle (Carissa)] Is it because he's not wearing armor? That's funny.

Branwyn (Lisa) looks over, closes her eyes for a moment and flicks her wrist at him

Branwyn (Lisa) *poof*

[Brer Necholas (TMO)] (he's a smurf!

[Branwyn (Lisa)] (she doesn't have to roll for that)

[Thistle (Carissa)] See? A half-naked man doesn't faze Branwyn. It's okay, Howard.

[Sundown (Master)] Thank you Countess

[Howard Plum (Lisa)] Maybe I used too much for Skarp

[Branwyn (Lisa)] You are welcome. It was nothing.

[Thistle (Carissa)] Uh huh. Suuurreeee. At least he won't get eaten, though.

[Thistle (Carissa)] All right! Now then...

[Howard Plum (Lisa)] It's not as easy as it looks!

Thistle (Carissa) shoots Howard a grin

[Thistle (Carissa)] I'm an adult now. I know things. Shur told me things. It's okay.

Skarphedin (Ryan) glances over in concern.

Skarphedin (Ryan) mouths, "Things?"

Thistle (Carissa) calls up to the roof, "Hey! Griffon! Whatcha eating!"

[Talwin (Michael-14198)] (Oh my god. I'm so sorry. I dozed off. I'm sorry. I'm catching up)

[Brer Necholas (TMO)] (hehe, it's good)

Hoffman (JohnA)] So I am rolling a barrel or pulling a wagon by hand

[Branwyn (Lisa)] Perhaps we should spread out as we approach. Not bunch up in case spells come out that cover areas. Like fireballs

Brer Necholas (TMO) looks around to see if there's a tarp or something he can cover up the barrels in the wagon with.

[Skarphedin (Ryan)] Sound advice.

Thistle (Carissa) waits then frowns, tries again, "Griffon!!"

[Sundown (Master)] no tarp in the barn

Thistle (Carissa) mutters, "Griffons are as bad as I was told they are...."

[Brer Necholas (TMO)] Hmmph. Don't stay too close to the wagon then. They may have some way to burst the barrels open from inside, and you don't want to get splashed.

Skarphedin (Ryan) looks queasy. "Also sound advice."

Thistle (Carissa) shrugs and rejoins the group

Hoffman (JohnA)] So we are taking the wagon, full of barrels and who is helping me push?

[Indigo (Lisa)] Who's going to push the wagon if we can't get close to it?

[Brer Necholas (TMO)] If we have ropes, I'd pull from the front.

[Indigo (Lisa)] I always have a rope

[Brer Necholas (TMO)] I'd rather catch an arrow that have one of those barrels crack like an eggshell over my head.

[Indigo (Lisa)] (50 ft - Dray or someone else is probably carrying one I would guess)

Fritz is receiving the map Abandoned Farmhouse...

Fritz has received the map Abandoned Farmhouse.

Indigo (Lisa) hands Necholas his rope to tie to the wagon

[Indigo (Lisa)] Here you go

[Drayven Starmantle (Fritz)] (Sorry was pulled away and didn't have time to tell y ou)

Brer Necholas (TMO) nods. "Thank you."

[Drayven Starmantle (Fritz)] Yes both Grolduk and I have rope

[Thistle (Carissa)] Oh oh me too! Do you need more?

[Skarphedin (Ryan)] Do you need help pulling?

[Talwin (Michael-14198)] I can help push

[Talwin (Michael-14198)] I got high MUSC

[Talwin (Michael-14198)] and STR

[Skarphedin (Ryan)] Or pushing. I'm not picky.

[Drayven Starmantle (Fritz)] I can help with the pulling...

[Brer Necholas (TMO)] Full of barrels, I imagine it will take many of us to pull uphill.

[Drayven Starmantle (Fritz)] Muscle 18/61

[Thistle (Carissa)] Umm, I'm not as good at pulling things...

[Thistle (Carissa)] I can tie things?

[Brer Necholas (TMO)] Good. We'll need secure knots to hook to the wagon.

[Grolduk Groundsearcher (Fritz)] I'm stronger than I look....(19)

[Thistle (Carissa)] I can do that!

[Thistle (Carissa)] Thistle: Rope Use check: (d20) [1d20=3] 3 - ROLL SUCCEEDED against 16!!

Thistle (Carissa) goes to tie where she's told

[Grolduk Groundsearcher (Fritz)] Uhm...I hate to be the one to poi8nt out the Pink Elephant in the room, but...

[Talwin (Michael-14198)] but?

[Thistle (Carissa)] No, everyone is blue now.

[Grolduk Groundsearcher (Fritz)] The entire farmhouse and barn glows an malevolent red in Brer's vision...

[Talwin (Michael-14198)] (Oh)

[Grolduk Groundsearcher (Fritz)] And there is a continual darkness spell going on inside

Hoffman (JohnA)] it is on our to do list

[Grolduk Groundsearcher (Fritz)] I wouldn't leave it for last seeing as we have left the horses in the barn

[Grolduk Groundsearcher (Fritz)] Ghost moved 30'06".

[Grolduk Groundsearcher (Fritz)] Horse #1 moved 15'00".

[Grolduk Groundsearcher (Fritz)] Ghost moved 23'01".

[Master] I am back at the keyboard.

[Grolduk Groundsearcher (Fritz)] Horse #1 moved 21'04".

[Grolduk Groundsearcher (Fritz)] AFK going for a snack

[Brer Necholas (TMO)] I believe that was a conscious decision.

[Thistle (Carissa)] Can't you cancel it with Hoffman's magical light rock thing?

[Fritz] I am away from the keyboard.

[Fritz] I am back at the keyboard.

[Grolduk Groundsearcher (Fritz)] 2 of them could...

[Fritz] I am away from the keyboard.

[Master] OK

[Master] so

[Indigo (Lisa)] I think the house is just sitting there as a trap. It isn't going anywhere.

[Indigo (Lisa)] We should get going I think

Brer Necholas (TMO) chuckles. "Maybe he filled it with black pudding as well."

[Indigo (Lisa)] Yuck

[Brer Necholas (TMO)] I'll be honest, I was expecting undead, not oozes.

[Brer Necholas (TMO)] What self-respecting necromancer does slimes instead of skeletons?

[Skarphedin (Ryan)] A smart one?

[Thistle (Carissa)] A slimy one.

Skarphedin (Ryan) gives a half-shrug. "We certainly weren't prepared to face slimes."

[Talwin (Michael-14198)] (Ryan got my response)

[Brer Necholas (TMO)] (one whose watched The Blob too many times)

[Grolduk Groundsearcher (Fritz)] Again there is one part that REALLY bothers me..."The entire farmhouse and barn glows an malevolent red in Brer's vision... "

[Branwyn (Lisa)] Perhaps he hasn't been able to make as many as he would like

[Branwyn (Lisa)] Howard told me the last group destroyed much of his supplies

[Talwin (Michael-14198)] (Guys. Fritz has a point. Can we first try to identify? I can't hurt can it?)

[Talwin (Michael-14198)] (It could be a nasty trap_

[Grolduk Groundsearcher (Fritz)] So I ask Mr. Paladin...are you comfortable leaving this behind?

[Brer Necholas (TMO)] (identifying the barrels hurt)

[Master] Identifying costs spells

[Master] and Brer has a point too

[Grolduk Groundsearcher (Fritz)] I have one stone of continual light...we only need 2

[Master] So you want to use up spells before moving forward?

[Thistle (Carissa)] (Preferably not right now)

[Brer Necholas (TMO)] I'm comfortable, yes.

[Talwin (Michael-14198)] (OK. It's fair, I just don't want to overlook something. He seemed to have a concern about it and just thought I'd make sure we didn't overlook it first)

[Talwin (Michael-14198)] (No worries)

[Grolduk Groundsearcher (Fritz)] Ghost moved 14'09".

[Grolduk Groundsearcher (Fritz)] Horse #1 moved 14'02".

[Brer Necholas (TMO)] The traps in the stable were there if we investigated. They wouldn't follow us if we left them.

[Grolduk Groundsearcher (Fritz)]...Tells Ghost..."Don't hesitate to run WHEN something bad comes out to attack you that Bob purposefully put in the house because he knew we would ignore it to save spells"

[Brer Necholas (TMO)] (you will note that I left my horse at home. ;) )

[Branwyn (Lisa)] (actually I think Bob thought we would investigate it and dangled it like candy)

[Talwin (Michael-14198)] (I can't read the signals to be honest. I have to assume that as long as we are proactively trying to be reasonable and prudent, bob won't be Satan)

[Branwyn (Lisa)] (you can bring your horse with you to the church)

[Branwyn (Lisa)] (the wagon horse is staying here)

[Skarphedin (Ryan)] (you can't see it, but BOB is currently twirling his moustache)

[Master] chuckles

[Branwyn (Lisa)] (oh I can see it)

[Master] lol

[Branwyn (Lisa)] Branwyn: Observation check: (d20) [1d20=19] 19 [MODIFIED (+1)] - ROLL FAILED against 18!!

[Branwyn (Lisa)] (or maybe not)

[Master] grins

[Branwyn (Lisa)] (lol)

[Lanek (Spring)] (hehehe)

[Brer Necholas (TMO)] (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uJvrUTtnmIM)

[Branwyn (Lisa)] (seriously Fritz - there is no good place - you can take it if we're going to try to clear the front of the church. Whatever you feel more comfortable with)

[Master] So a wagon filled with barrels that may or may not be filled with what ever

[Brer Necholas (TMO)] (sounds like a perfect plan)

[Skarphedin (Ryan)] (Only way this could be better is if the wagon was on fire.)

[Brer Necholas (TMO)] (I have fire-building)

[Thistle (Carissa)] (Thistle grabs her matches...)

[Branwyn (Lisa)] (Branwyn is fire)

[Branwyn (Lisa)] (Howard can try)

[Thistle (Carissa)] (lol)

[Master] so wagon and moving up the hill to the front door

Branwyn (Lisa) rolls along

Thistle (Carissa) staying a safe distance away

Hoffman (JohnA)] (like 2 miles?)

Lisa is receiving the map Church Ground Floor...

Lisa has received the map Church Ground Floor.

Ryan is receiving the map Church Ground Floor...

Ryan has received the map Church Ground Floor.

[Branwyn (Lisa)] (bad map for social distancing)

[Thistle (Carissa)] (I don't know... how far is it to back home? lol)

Fritz is receiving the map Church Ground Floor...

Fritz has received the map Church Ground Floor.

[Master] observation alertness or other checks you wish

[Brer Necholas (TMO)] Brer Necholas: Alertness check: (d20) [1d20=1] 1 - ROLL SUCCEEDED against 19!!

[Branwyn (Lisa)] Branwyn: Observation check: (d20) [1d20=6] 6 [MODIFIED (+1)] - ROLL SUCCEEDED against 18!!

Hoffman (JohnA)] [Hoffman]]: Observation check: (d20) [1d20=18] 18 - ROLL FAILED against 14!!

[Drayven Starmantle (Fritz)] Capt. Jack Sparrow: Danger Sense - Humanoid races only check: (d20) [1d20=20] 20 - ROLL FAILED against 11!!

[Master] lol

[Drayven Starmantle (Fritz)] HEHE

[Thistle (Carissa)] Thistle: Detect Noise check:(d100) [1d100=22] 22 - ROLL SUCCEEDED against 30!!

[Lanek (Spring)] Lanek: Observation check: (d20) [1d20=2] 2 - ROLL SUCCEEDED against 17!!

[Skarphedin (Ryan)] Skarphedin: Alertness check: (d20) [1d20=15] 15 - ROLL FAILED against 9!!

[Drayven Starmantle (Fritz)] Drayven Starmantle: Alertness check: (d20) [1d20=9] 9 - ROLL SUCCEEDED against 13!!

[Lanek (Spring)] Snezana: Alertness check: (d20) [1d20=4] 4 - ROLL SUCCEEDED against 15!!

[Drayven Starmantle (Fritz)] Grolduk Groundsearcher: Observation check: (d20) [1d20=19] 19 - ROLL FAILED against 11!!

[Talwin (Michael-14198)] Talwin: Observation check: (d20) [1d20=8] 8 - ROLL SUCCEEDED against 11!!

[Talwin (Michael-14198)] OH MYT GHOD. I SUCCUEEDED

[Branwyn (Lisa)] (Yay Michael!!)

[Talwin (Michael-14198)] Give me OBS Bob

[Talwin (Michael-14198)] LOL

[Talwin (Michael-14198)] ;)

[Master] OK so enough made checks and can compare notes

[Drayven Starmantle (Fritz)] Omen: INU check: (d20) [1d20=8] 8 - ROLL SUCCEEDED against 10!!

[Lanek (Spring)] (hahahahaha)

Brer Necholas (TMO) pats Michael on the back)

[Talwin (Michael-14198)] lol

[Master] You can notice that the moat is hastily dug and it not even, it is filled with dark water that also has sluggish blogs in it and the other side of the new moat has another patch of sluggish brown pool in front of the steps into the church

[Lanek (Spring)] (ew)

[Branwyn (Lisa)] (blogs?)

[Brer Necholas (TMO)] (blobs?)

[Master] yeap

[Master] blogs

[Master] maybe blobs too

[Master] but definitely blogs

[Brer Necholas (TMO)] (someone posted blogs to the moat? what kind of internet is this?)

[Drayven Starmantle (Fritz)] Can I ask a question? What god do these people worship? Is it the god of Oozes and slimes. I forget his name

[Thistle (Carissa)] Goozeses?

[Brer Necholas (TMO)] He is a wizard necromancer. I wonder if he has a god at all.

[Branwyn (Lisa)] Looks like he was in a rush

[Skarphedin (Ryan)] (The plural is actually Geeze)

[Drayven Starmantle (Fritz)] Ghaunadaur, Juiblex

[Howard Plum (Lisa)] Last time we were here there were only about 6 workers. Maybe he had undead make it

[Drayven Starmantle (Fritz)] Gozer?

[Howard Plum (Lisa)] Not like our moat in design at all

[Howard Plum (Lisa)] Very sloppy

Brer Necholas (TMO) looks at the windows.

[Fritz] I am back at the keyboard.

TMO is receiving the map Church Ground Floor...

TMO has received the map Church Ground Floor.

[Howard Plum (Lisa)] (Do we have any metal scrap we can toss in to test before we unleash a bunch of grey ooze?)

Carissa is receiving the map Church Ground Floor...

Carissa has received the map Church Ground Floor.

[Thistle (Carissa)] (A coin?)

[Grolduk Groundsearcher (Fritz)] I thought the ooze was going through the windows?

[Brer Necholas (TMO)] Anyone think they can clear a 12 foot long jump?

Hoffman (JohnA)] (Not in plate)

[Thistle (Carissa)] Oh! Indigo can if Tiberius throws him!

Skarphedin (Ryan) looks doubtful.

[Brer Necholas (TMO)] Yeah, me neither.

Hoffman (JohnA)] (proficiency is 2d6+level)

[Brer Necholas (TMO)] (prof in Jumping?)

Hoffman (JohnA)] (if you had)

[Brer Necholas (TMO)] (haven't yet had a character with it)

Indigo (Lisa) looks for a stick or branch

[Indigo (Lisa)] (can he find one?)

[Master] Indigo notices that the graves have been dug up

[Master] that the moat covered up

[Master] and the debris strewn about

Indigo (Lisa) looking for a branch he notices the graves and tells everyone

[Grolduk Groundsearcher (Fritz)] (you said moat COVERED UP)

[Grolduk Groundsearcher (Fritz)] (With what?)

[Brer Necholas (TMO)] Hmm. One moment...

[Indigo (Lisa)] (yes is confusing)

Brer Necholas (TMO) reaches up under his hood with his left hand.

[Master] there used to be a small cemetery here in front of the church

[Master] now much of it has been ripped up and replaced with a moat

[Brer Necholas (TMO) (to GM only)] Brer Necholas: Detect Evil Intent: By focusing for an entire round, I can detect evil intent or actions in a location or group up to 60' away and 10' wide.

[Master] you can see a couple of graves across the moat still

[Grolduk Groundsearcher (Fritz)] What about the "covered up part"?

[Howard Plum (Lisa)] Last time we were here, Mara and I tried to examine the graves here and skeletons rose from the ground

[Talwin (Michael-14198)] (Leave alone LOL)

[Brer Necholas (TMO)] (for those that know where the graveyard was, know that now there is a moat there covering it)

[Skarphedin (Ryan)] We will have to avoid those, then

[Howard Plum (Lisa)] Now there is this substandard moat

[Master (to TMO only)] Brer sees a dull glow from the church but nothing from the new moat

[Grolduk Groundsearcher (Fritz)] STOP

[Howard Plum (Lisa)] k

Hoffman (JohnA)] yea, this will need to go for sure

[Grolduk Groundsearcher (Fritz)] Bob could you please clarify the covered up comment

[Brer Necholas (TMO)] Hmm.. There is no evil intent in the moat.

[Grolduk Groundsearcher (Fritz)] Ooze isn't evil

[Master] there are graves that have been dug up covered up by a new moat filled with black sluggish water

[Grolduk Groundsearcher (Fritz)] pudding isn't evil

[Talwin (Michael-14198)] BINGO Bob

[Talwin (Michael-14198)] Lol

[Lanek (Spring)] (stopping. also sorry I am distracted. having phone trouble)

[Howard Plum (Lisa)] (filled with angry bloggers)

[Howard Plum (Lisa)] (blogs)

[Talwin (Michael-14198)] I'd prefer to stay out of the water if possible

[Grolduk Groundsearcher (Fritz)] (Now Jell-O...Jell-O is SO EVIL!!!)

[Talwin (Michael-14198)] lol Lisa

[Talwin (Michael-14198)] that one got me

[Brer Necholas (TMO)] Did you find that stick, Indigo?

[Howard Plum (Lisa)] (we good?)

[Master] yes

[Master] for Indigo finding a stick

[Master] but is everyone else good?

[Thistle (Carissa)] (yes thanks)

[Grolduk Groundsearcher (Fritz)] (Now by "Blogs" do you mean the "gas" bubbles that you see pop up in brackish water, or that it has areas that seem to congeal into lumps that don't move)

[Brer Necholas (TMO)] (Frtiz? You called the stop. You good?)

Hoffman (JohnA)] (so far)

[Master] the moat is filled with sluggish black water, lumpish then more fluid

[Lanek (Spring)] blobs

[Master] yes to gas bubbles burbling

[Master] yes to blobs

[Grolduk Groundsearcher (Fritz)] (Ok.. I'm good)

Indigo (Lisa) tells people to back up and picks up a large stick and tosses it into the moat

[Lanek (Spring)] (in a chat with customer service :-P)

[Skarphedin (Ryan)] (And then the party was eaten by the bloggers)

[Howard Plum (Lisa)] (Indigo - so if you want to hit someone hit him)

[Lanek (Spring)] (heheheh)

[Master] the stick flings into the water

[Master] and hits a blob and dissolves within a minute or two (2 rounds max)

Thistle (Carissa) takes another step back

[Grolduk Groundsearcher (Fritz)] Yep that's a lot of Black Pudding!!!!

[Talwin (Michael-14198)] The blob dissolves? Or the stick

[Indigo (Lisa)] That's not good

[Thistle (Carissa)] Ummm we sure we wanna cross this?

Hoffman (JohnA)] So barrel next?

[Master] stick

[Talwin (Michael-14198)] Darn it

[Grolduk Groundsearcher (Fritz)] Again I am confused guys

[Talwin (Michael-14198)] Don't touch the water

[Talwin (Michael-14198)] it has blobs in it

[Grolduk Groundsearcher (Fritz)] Why are we wasting the ooze on the Black Pudding?

[Talwin (Michael-14198)] It will eat you

[Brer Necholas (TMO)] (not whole moat black pudding, but water with puddings in it)

[Indigo (Lisa)] Will it really cancel each other out or just make itself more of itself

[Thistle (Carissa)] I thought it was to kill the oozes.

[Brer Necholas (TMO)] My guess is they'll try to eat each other.

[Brer Necholas (TMO)] But I've been known to be wrong before.

[Grolduk Groundsearcher (Fritz)] Why?

[Indigo (Lisa)] That would be interesting to watch

[Grolduk Groundsearcher (Fritz)] Grey ooze eats metal, Black pudding eats organic material...

Lord Tiberius (Master) grins at Indigo

[Brer Necholas (TMO)] Mindless creatures try to eat anything they touch. They don't identify between friend or foe.

[Lord Tiberius (Master)] That is what I am thinking

Hoffman (JohnA)] why else would we pull the wagon full of barrels up here?

[Lanek (Spring)] (I hadn't thought to kill the oozes instead of use them for weapons, but rendering them inert might be a good idea after all)

[Grolduk Groundsearcher (Fritz)] That makes NO sense

[Thistle (Carissa)] We don't know until we try, right?

[Grolduk Groundsearcher (Fritz)] I thought we were going to use them to attack the people in the temple?

[Lord Tiberius (Master)] If I can make a suggestion Indigo?

[Brer Necholas (TMO)] I don't have a catapult. Do you?

[Thistle (Carissa)] How many do we have? Can we spare a barrel to find out?

[Thistle (Carissa)] Oh! I think Branwyn has one!

[Brer Necholas (TMO)] Here?

[Grolduk Groundsearcher (Fritz)] I thought we were going to cart them across with the liquid road?

[Indigo (Lisa)] Sure

[Thistle (Carissa)] ....ummm I don't know. I don't do magic. Maybe?

[Lanek (Spring)] (shoot, I guess it's Kenna who has Wind Servant)

[Lanek (Spring)] (Snee does not)

[Lord Tiberius (Master)] Why do this here in front of the door? why not do it around the way there to attract them all over there and then cross here

Brer Necholas (TMO) shrugs. "My idea was to try and neutralize the moat, but whatever. I just plan on not being near the barrels at any time."

[Thistle (Carissa)] (Wait did Tiberius just have a smart thought??()

[Brer Necholas (TMO)] I would do it at a narrow spot if possible.

[Indigo (Lisa)] Hey! Branadarus has an idea!

[Lanek (Spring)] (I had hoped to somehow get the barrels through a window)

[Lanek (Spring)] (LOL)

Branwyn (Lisa) frowns at Indigo

Thistle (Carissa) gasps

[Grolduk Groundsearcher (Fritz)] (FYI this plan makes no sense. But good luck)

[Thistle (Carissa)] And it was a decent one!

[Indigo (Lisa)] Let's do this on the side instead of right here

[Indigo (Lisa)] That way the guys looking out the windows can watch us!

[Thistle (Carissa)] (Worth at least one barrel to see what happens, right? Just to make sure)

[Hoffman]] (JohnA) follows

[Grolduk Groundsearcher (Fritz)] Why neutralize the moat when we can cross it?

[Indigo (Lisa)] Cuz all the windows are on the side!

[Lanek (Spring)] well we don't have to go all the way around

[Indigo (Lisa)] Okay

[Thistle (Carissa)] (With our luck, this necro can also do the tentacle thing like Red and drag us into the water)

[Skarphedin (Ryan)] (The Watcher in the Deep?)

[Indigo (Lisa)] (someone strong can toss a barrel from a distance)

[Skarphedin (Ryan)] (Does he also have a Balrog?)

Grolduk Groundsearcher (Fritz) steps back as he has heard of nasty things happening when alchemist start to mess with nature...remembers a story about a mushroom cloud and a guy named Sir Itoldya Newnuttin)

[Indigo (Lisa)] (careful for the splash)

[Master] Carissa reads too many chat logs

Drayven Starmantle (Fritz) steps way back also...

[Thistle (Carissa)] (What? Me? Noooo.... maybe)

[Brer Necholas (TMO)] (lol)

[Master] so take a moment and organize your thoughts

[Drayven Starmantle (Fritz)] Uhm remember if you get w/in 90 feet it might sense you

[Master] tossing barrels into the moat away from the front, using the Liquid Road where, and timing

[Master] who where what

[Brer Necholas (TMO)] (this thought over here on the left. This one... under the coaster. And this one... /hides it shamefully)

[Drayven Starmantle (Fritz)] M7y characters are NO WHERE NEAR THE BARREL TOSSING CONTEST

[Carissa] Do we know anything about the brown pool? Did I miss that part?

[Brer Necholas (TMO)] (can't fault his sense)

Hoffman (JohnA)] (we know it is brown)

[Carissa] (good start!)

[Carissa] Are we doing one barrel first to see what happens or just all of them?

[Indigo (Lisa)] (we can roll out the barrel - don't necessarily need to toss it)

[Brer Necholas (TMO)] Oh, one to start with is fine.

[Brer Necholas (TMO)] Just roll it in and see what happens.

[Carissa] and then decide on liquid road after, yes?

[Talwin (Michael-14198)] (I vote for Rainbow road...)

Brer Necholas (TMO) nods. "Makes sense to me."

[Drayven Starmantle (Fritz)] Drayven Starmantle moved 7'03".

[Carissa] Although I worry what'll happen if Bob wants us to know now...

[Drayven Starmantle (Fritz)] Grolduk Groundsearcher moved 30'00".

[Drayven Starmantle (Fritz)] Drayven Starmantle moved 9'08".

[Drayven Starmantle (Fritz)] Grolduk Groundsearcher moved 2'01".

[Talwin (Michael-14198)] BRB 3 Min

[Indigo (Lisa)] Indigo moved 2'10".

[Skarphedin (Ryan)] (I love for the yellow-brick road)

[Drayven Starmantle (Fritz)] (What distance corresponds to "WAY THE FUCK BACK"?)

[Thistle (Carissa)] (So as to where to roll/toss, I think we all agree as far from the group as we can)

[Skarphedin (Ryan)] (Are we not tossing this into the middle of the group?)

Spring is receiving the map Church Ground Floor...

[Indigo (Lisa)] (anyone want to do it? )

[Master] are you going 25 yards along the moat to the east?

Spring has received the map Church Ground Floor.

Hoffman (JohnA)] (I will)

[Master] and rolling in a barrel into the black water?

[Thistle (Carissa)] (lol are you volunteering Ryan?)

[Brer Necholas (TMO)] (makes sense to me)

[Indigo (Lisa)] (Ok)

[Brer Necholas (TMO)] (should be someone not covered in metal, just in case it goes wrong)

[Drayven Starmantle (Fritz)] Ok wait a sec

[Drayven Starmantle (Fritz)] I do have a suggestion

[Thistle (Carissa)] (And maybe tied to a rope or something to pull them back from danger?)

[Indigo (Lisa)] (Tiberius)

[Thistle (Carissa)] (Or holding one of the wagon ropes so we can pull them back)

[Talwin (Michael-14198)] sure

[Drayven Starmantle (Fritz)] ya know...Just as long as I am "WAY THE FUCK BACK" go ahead

[Talwin (Michael-14198)] lol

[Master] throw it out there Fritz

[Talwin (Michael-14198)] It's an official unit of measurement don't ya know

[Thistle (Carissa)] (trying to think if there are any other safety things we can do if we're going to toss it)

[Indigo (Lisa)] (roll it)

[Brer Necholas (TMO)] (no toss, just roll)

[Thistle (Carissa)] (sorry roll, yes)

[Drayven Starmantle (Fritz)] You know these things don't have eyes...So they have to be able to sense food

[Brer Necholas (TMO)] (no need to heft it over your head for someone to crack it open on you)

Hoffman (JohnA)] (how far from the top of the moat to the black water?)

[Thistle (Carissa)] (So don't crack like an egg, got it)

[Brer Necholas (TMO)] It ate the stick, didn't it?

[Master] maybe 6 inches?

[Thistle (Carissa)] (We're on an incline, right? how far back can we stand for it to roll down?)

[Drayven Starmantle (Fritz)] Unless you have a really really really really strong throwing arm I bet you are going to be within sensing distance...And this is a really really really big blob of black pudding

[Master] roll it up the church is on top of the hill

[Master] relatively flat here

[Brer Necholas (TMO)] There are individual blobs in the moat. The whole moat isn't one giant pudding, thank Ukko.

[Drayven Starmantle (Fritz)] So the "incline" would be in the wrong direction no matter what

[Thistle (Carissa)] (So if flat still can get some distance to roll...)

[Master] if there was an incline then the moat would not hold steady

[Master] also why knowing from your construction experience that this will not last long, as where will the water come from

[Brer Necholas (TMO)] I'll hold the rope to pull Lord Branadarus away in an emergency.

Drayven Starmantle (Fritz) positions himself and Grolduk approximately "WAY THE FUCK BACK" distance from this experiment

[Thistle (Carissa)] (Too bad we don't have a giant ton of holy water... or the rains of Africa)

Drayven Starmantle (Fritz) wonders if they realize rope is organic and this thing LOVES organic material

[Brer Necholas (TMO)] Holy water won't affect puddings or oozes as far as I know.

[Lanek (Spring)] (having srs phone problems)

[Brer Necholas (TMO)] (can't hear a pin drop?)

[Hoffman]] (JohnA) sets axes down and gets barrel out of wagon

[Indigo (Lisa)] Branadarus! You get behind him in case you need to grab Hoffman

[Lord Tiberius (Master)] Right

[Thistle (Carissa)] Thistle moved 25'04".

[Hoffman]] (JohnA) hands club to Branadarus

[Lord Tiberius (Master)] talkes a hold of the rope

Hoffman (JohnA)] Hold this for me

[Lord Tiberius (Master)] OH

[Thistle (Carissa)] Do you want me to knot it?

[Lord Tiberius (Master)] sure

Drayven Starmantle (Fritz) wonders if he should be "WAY, WAY, WAY THE FUCK BACK"?

[Talwin (Michael-14198)] Yes

[Lord Tiberius (Master)] awkwardly tucks the club into his belt

[Talwin (Michael-14198)] ;)

[Thistle (Carissa)] (Sure to who?)

[Drayven Starmantle (Fritz)] Wait is Tiberius doing the barrel thing?

[Lord Tiberius (Master)] takes a hold of the rope again

[Lord Tiberius (Master)] I thought Hoffman was rolling and I was holding?

[Indigo (Lisa)] (can we all say we are all spread out and there we go)

[Drayven Starmantle (Fritz)] STOP

[Drayven Starmantle (Fritz)] Who is doing the barrel and who is holding the rope?

Hoffman (JohnA)] (Hoffman is rolling barrel)

[Drayven Starmantle (Fritz)] (Ok...)

Drayven Starmantle (Fritz) Waves bye bye to Hoffman

Omen (Fritz) Waves bye bye to Hoffman

[Lord Tiberius (Master)] OK Hoffman

Grolduk Groundsearcher (Fritz) Waves bye bye to Hoffman

[Lord Tiberius (Master)] Ready

[Lord Tiberius (Master)] Set

[Lord Tiberius (Master)] On the count of three I will pull you back

Capt. Jack Sparrow (Fritz) Waves bye bye to Hoffman

[Lord Tiberius (Master)] ONE

Lord Tiberius (Master) tights up on the rope

Skarphedin (Ryan) grimaces.

[Lord Tiberius (Master)] TWO

Lord Tiberius (Master) checks his feet

Ghost (Fritz) Waves bye bye to Hoffman

[Hoffman]] (JohnA) rolls barrel a few feet away from wagon then about 3 feet from edges

[Lord Tiberius (Master)] THREEE

[Lord Tiberius (Master)] YANK

[Lord Tiberius (Master)] Hoffman come FLYING backwards

[Brer Necholas (TMO)] (and breaks two ribs)

[Master] Hoffman lands on his back

[Master] dragged towards Tiberius

[Master] the barrel goes Splosh into the moat

[Master] bobs for a moment

Drayven Starmantle (Fritz) Ahhh Flying Hoffman...Thinks that would make a great Circe de Soleil act

[Master] then a black blob surrounds it and the barrel dissolves

[Master] then the grey ooze emerges

[Indigo (Lisa)] Ohhh Look!

Skarphedin (Ryan) clutches his axe.

[Master] and the blogs merge and condense then

[Master] and then

[Master] the water churns

[Drayven Starmantle (Fritz)] EXPLODES

[Master] and then clears

[Indigo (Lisa)] Is that like water water?

Indigo (Lisa) looks hard

Thistle (Carissa) peeks between her fingers

[Thistle (Carissa)] Is it over?

[Master] there are still black blobs floating around

[Brer Necholas (TMO)] (I love merging blogs)

[Drayven Starmantle (Fritz)] /ME grey + black = Clear? Damn that doesn't make sense in the color spectrum

[Master] but the two seem to have destroyed each other

Indigo (Lisa) claps

[Hoffman]] (JohnA) stands up

[Master] Time of Day: 10:00 AM. Day 9 See ___ de, Din {Mid Spring} 9th, 349 SKR.

[Thistle (Carissa)] (Watch more cleaning videos! It's like mixing grit and putting it over mold, wipe then tada! Clean!)

[Master] Time of Day: 10:15 AM. Day 9 See ___ de, Din {Mid Spring} 9th, 349 SKR.

[Master] Time of Day: 10:30 AM. Day 9 See ___ de, Din {Mid Spring} 9th, 349 SKR.

[Master] Time of Day: 10:45 AM. Day 9 See ___ de, Din {Mid Spring} 9th, 349 SKR.

[Indigo (Lisa)] Nothing came out or anything

Hoffman (JohnA)] So another barrel?

Hoffman (JohnA)] So another barrel?

Hoffman (JohnA)] So another barrel?

Hoffman (JohnA)] So another barrel?

Hoffman (JohnA)] So another barrel?

Hoffman (JohnA)] So another barrel?

[Thistle (Carissa)] Uhhmmmm

[Skarphedin (Ryan)] Hoffman appears very eager to put another barrel in there.

Hoffman (JohnA)] So another barrel?

JohnA has left the game on Fri Apr 17 23:00:20 EDT 2020

[Thistle (Carissa)] LOL

Michael-14198 has left the game on Fri Apr 17 23:00:27 EDT 2020

[Indigo (Lisa)] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jF-5zBjEIDM

[Brer Necholas (TMO)] (lol)

[Thistle (Carissa)] (kLoOge voted no)

[Thistle (Carissa)] (everyone else still here?)

[Indigo (Lisa)] (yes)

[Skarphedin (Ryan)] (yeah)

[Master] I will give Skarp an Intuition check again as you are all reorganizing

[Lanek (Spring)] (I’m still working on the phone problem)

[Skarphedin (Ryan)] Skarphedin: INU check: (d20) [1d20=2] 2 - ROLL SUCCEEDED against 8!!

JohnA has joined the game on Fri Apr 17 23:02:41 EDT 2020

JohnA is receiving the map Base Map...

JohnA has received the map Base Map.

[Indigo (Lisa)] (yay!)

[Drayven Starmantle (Fritz)] Thank God...I didn't have to cheat

[Drayven Starmantle (Fritz)] (Thank God...I didn't have to cheat)

[Master (to Ryan only)] pudding split into smaller bits when attacked with anything but fire (or maybe magic?) so ........

[Indigo (Lisa)] (uh-oh)

[Thistle (Carissa)] (...accident or about to be kicked?)

[Master] he was rewriting properly for historical purposes

[Drayven Starmantle (Fritz)] Can I give them a hint Bob?

[Master] Ryan has the hint

[Drayven Starmantle (Fritz)] Ok...

Skarphedin (Ryan) glances down. "I wonder.... I had heard that Black Puddings can split into smaller pieces when attacked by anything but fire and magic."

Michael-14198 has joined the game on Fri Apr 17 23:04:37 EDT 2020

Michael-14198 is receiving the map Base Map...

Michael-14198 has received the map Base Map.

[Michael-14198] Sorry. Having a little trouble

[Indigo (Lisa)] So it made more baby puddings?

[Drayven Starmantle (Fritz)] (Hehehehe...I was texting Bob about this the whole time...I couldn't say anything because he told me I had no knowledge in game)

[Thistle (Carissa)] Single servings?

[Indigo (Lisa)] It looked like it went away though

[Skarphedin (Ryan)] Possibly...

[Master] and if you take a creature that is vulnerable to fire and encase it in water.......

[Thistle (Carissa)] (So if we evaporate the water....somehow...)

[Master] and Branwyn can make an Intitutoin check

[JohnA] but we attacked it with acid

[Branwyn (Lisa)] Branwyn: INU check: (d20) [1d20=4] 4 - ROLL SUCCEEDED against 11!!

Skarphedin (Ryan) gives a helpless shrug.

[Drayven Starmantle (Fritz)] (YES!!)

[Master] yes to John so you attacked it with acid and did LOTS of damage to it and turned it into tons of tiny puddings

[Master (to Lisa only)] you have been out here in front of the church in full view of whoever for at least a half hour and nothing, no reaction from the church at all

[Brer Necholas (TMO)] Well, now we know.

[Drayven Starmantle (Fritz) (to JohnA only)] the smallest pudding does the same damage as the largest

[JohnA] so same volume

[Branwyn (Lisa)] I find it strange that nothing has attacked us at all

[JohnA (to Fritz only)] and has same hit pts?

[Branwyn (Lisa)] Yet

[Thistle (Carissa)] Is it cause we're blue?

[Brer Necholas (TMO)] If you ever want a moat full of black puddings, get some gray ooze.

[Branwyn (Lisa)] The windows open. We've been here at least half an hour

[Drayven Starmantle (Fritz) (to JohnA only)] All deadly puddings are immune to acid, cold, and poison. Lightning bolts and blows from weapons divide them into smaller puddings, each able to attack exactly as the original pudding

[Branwyn (Lisa)] The griffon is the least of my worries

[Brer Necholas (TMO)] Maybe necromancers take naps?

[JohnA] So then liquid road or fire?

[Thistle (Carissa)] But maybe it's not just the griffon told not to eat blue?

[Drayven Starmantle (Fritz) (to JohnA only)] so all you need to do is feed it and hit it with a lot of weapons. and repeat process

[Thistle (Carissa)] (fire always)

[Brer Necholas (TMO)] I doubt you could tell oozes not to attack blue.

[Howard Plum (Lisa)] When we were here last time, everyone important showed up at sundown

Brer Necholas (TMO) looks over at Sundown.

[Lanek (Spring)] (ok all done with the phone people for now)

[Howard Plum (Lisa)] Maybe they won't be here until then

[Master] Howard Plum XP award: 100. Next level in 108.

[Uncle Fotopoulos (JohnA)] so we need to light this thing on fire, after we dry it out some?

[Drayven Starmantle (Fritz) (to JohnA only)] that's how you make a little bit of black pudding into a moat of black pudding"S"

[Thistle (Carissa)] Sundown is right here.

[Howard Plum (Lisa)] (2 more brilliant observations and he levels!)

[Master] hah

[Skarphedin (Ryan)] (Toss Sundown in.)

[Thistle (Carissa)] (lol)

[Master] lol

[Michael-14198] lol

[Howard Plum (Lisa)] Not the person Sundown

[Brer Necholas (TMO)] (I still need him)

[Howard Plum (Lisa)] I mean sunset. Beginning of the evening

[Thistle (Carissa)] Oh. Yeah. The sun's still up.

[Howard Plum (Lisa)] I don't know where they came from though ...

[Howard Plum (Lisa)] They just came

[Uncle Fotopoulos (JohnA)] So we get the old wagon, light it on fire and toss it in?

[Drayven Starmantle (Fritz) (to JohnA only)] so he would do the same with the brown pudding...

[Thistle (Carissa)] Oh that sounds fun!!

[Brer Necholas (TMO)] I doubt that will do much. I suggest we just see if the road will cross the moat for us.

[Thistle (Carissa)] Before or after we toss in more barrels?

[Branwyn (Lisa)] So perhaps we should make best use of our time today

[Branwyn (Lisa)] No Thistle. No more barrels in the moat. Did you not hear Skarp?

[Thistle (Carissa)] Umm... yes. No.

[Drayven Starmantle (Fritz) (to JohnA only)] I am just wondering/surprised Bob didn't have it attack you as soon as you got close...He was being very very lenient

[Thistle (Carissa)] But I heard we need to burn things and that's important.

[Drayven Starmantle (Fritz) (to JohnA only)] they can sense us from 90 feet away...

[Master (to GM only)] Pete moved 21'08".

[Branwyn (Lisa)] (I don't have anything to dry up the water - we have the yellow dragon's breath potion but I believe that sand comes with a lot of wind and not sure it would be a good experiment)

[Branwyn (Lisa)] (so try the liquid road first? might disappear before we want to leave but we can deal with that later?)

[JohnA] yes

[Skarphedin (Ryan)] (I would be okay with that.)

[Drayven Starmantle (Fritz) (to JohnA only)] he is also ignoring the fact that they can travel along walls and ceilings so the water surface really shouldn't be a hindrance

[Michael-14198] (Depending on outcome, we may be able to leave through ht catacombs

[Thistle (Carissa)] (Will it be high enough or wide enough to keep us safe from what's in the moat?)

[JohnA] no clue

[Michael-14198] (We don't know)

[Thistle (Carissa)] (That's my worry)

[Branwyn (Lisa)] (could be a trick potion for all we know)

[Thistle (Carissa)] (Well yes that too)

[Master] you have one of them

[Thistle (Carissa)] (and that was on the short list with mage smelling and skunk water)

[Drayven Starmantle (Fritz)] Well Hoffman couldn't have rolled the barrel fast so it would have had time to attack him as he moved close if it could

[Brer Necholas (TMO)] There's only one way to find out.

[Thistle (Carissa)] (is it at least better to have smaller oozes? less possible attack range?)

[Drayven Starmantle (Fritz)] Uhm I wouldn't count on it

Branwyn (Lisa) looks for the narrowest part of this uneven moat

[Master] Dray can make an Intuition check

[Master] Branwyn moved 107'04".

[Drayven Starmantle (Fritz)] Drayven Starmantle: INU check: (d20) [1d20=14] 14 - ROLL FAILED against 8!!

[Master] and now Hoffman can make an Intuion check

[Drayven Starmantle (Fritz)] But you know, small things usually hurt less

[JohnA] so my other plan is for Hoffman to levitate up with rope and people swing over, not as pretty as Dimension door over but if we can save that spell

[Master] Time of Day: 11:00 AM. Day 9 See ___ de, Din {Mid Spring} 9th, 349 SKR.

[JohnA] Hoffman regathers his axes

[Indigo (Lisa)] (dimension door can't take everyone over)

[Indigo (Lisa)] roll INU John?)

[Master] Hoffman Intuition

[Drayven Starmantle (Fritz)] (Would you tie the rope to the same place Johnny English did?)

[JohnA] [Hoffman]]: INU check: (d20) [1d20=6] 6 - ROLL SUCCEEDED against 11!!

[Master (to JohnA only)] the black blobs surged to where you rolled in the barrel

Fritz has left the game on Fri Apr 17 23:22:33 EDT 2020

Fritz has joined the game on Fri Apr 17 23:23:05 EDT 2020

Fritz is receiving the map Base Map...

Fritz has received the map Base Map.

Fritz is receiving the map Church Ground Floor...

Fritz has received the map Church Ground Floor.

Hoffman (JohnA)] So the way I see it , the black stuff gathered to attack the barrel, might be able distract black ooze

[Thistle (Carissa)] Wait so Tiberius really did have a smart idea?

Hoffman (JohnA)] (but to answer Lisa, once someone is over, easier to pull than swing

[Master] He did not get the chance to say you should light the barrels on fire but .....

[Thistle (Carissa)] (Fireeeee!!)

Hoffman (JohnA)] (levitate, with someone, pull over, drop off, pull back)

[Indigo (Lisa)] (now that's fun)

Hoffman (JohnA)] (I offered Fire also, without ooze)

[Master] So Branwyn is at the narrow point of the moat

[Master] I will give her another Intuition check

[Branwyn (Lisa)] Branwyn: INU check: (d20) [1d20=12] 12 - ROLL FAILED against 11!!

[Master] ok

[Thistle (Carissa)] (is the fire because the ooze was briefly out of water and vulnerable?)

[Master] Spring?

[Master] Snee can make an Intuition check

[Lanek (Spring)] (k)

[Lanek (Spring)] Snezana: INU check: (d20) [1d20=10] 10 - ROLL SUCCEEDED against 16!!

[Master (to Spring only)] how the hell would any worshipers ever get into the church if it is this complicated? either there are no congregants or the church did not open for business

[Snezana (Spring)] you know ....

Hoffman (JohnA)] if I did

[Snezana (Spring)] what kind of church makes it this hard for worshippers to show up

[Fritz] I do

[Thistle (Carissa)] Bad ones?

[Drayven Starmantle (Fritz)] A dead one

Hoffman (JohnA)] It is not a church, it is a lair

[Michael-14198] (Evil ones?)

[Snezana (Spring)] seriously, can there be any faithful at all?

[Brer Necholas (TMO)] He's a wizard, not a priest.

[Thistle (Carissa)] Can dead be faithful?

Hoffman (JohnA)] couple hundred goblins maybe

[Drayven Starmantle (Fritz)] Only if they are undead...or dead...but you have a point...there may be another way to get in?

[Master] Brer Necholas XP award: 100. Next level in 147595.

[Snezana (Spring)] well I know the guy is a wizard but I thought he was setting up a church front

[Snezana (Spring)] got some bishop flunky or something

[Thistle (Carissa)] (Like those pharmacies that don't sell medicines...)

[Branwyn (Lisa)] I think he may be waiting until he kills me to properly fix up the place Snee

[Thistle (Carissa)] (It's all just money laundering at this point)

[Branwyn (Lisa)] All you see here is for me

[Snezana (Spring)] (like in that movie about the assassin)

[Brer Necholas (TMO)] Well, let's not let that happen. Who has the road?

[Branwyn (Lisa)] This spot looks narrower

[Master] Thistle XP award: 50. Next level in 11159.

[Thistle (Carissa)] So.... we just run across it?

[Thistle (Carissa)] (Yay!)

[Branwyn (Lisa)] Indigo! Bring the chest

[Hoffman]] (JohnA) brings chest

[Snezana (Spring)] (John Wick! that's the one)

[Master] Letting you do this bit then will clarify everyone's thoughts

Branwyn (Lisa) smiles

[Branwyn (Lisa)] Thank you Hoffman

Brer Necholas (TMO) checks to see if there are any blobs near where we want to lay the road.

[Michael-14198] (I don't have a reservation here. This place has been in John Wick terms, Deconsecrated)

Branwyn (Lisa) opens and pulls the Liquid Road potion

[Branwyn (Lisa)] Maybe step back in case something horrible happens?

[Thistle (Carissa)] Are we gonna distract them first?

[Branwyn (Lisa)] I have never used this

[Brer Necholas (TMO)] (STOP Branwyn)

[Brer Necholas (TMO)] (let's see if there are any that need pulling away first)

Skarphedin (Ryan) looks nervously around.

[Skarphedin (Ryan)] Skarphedin moved 8'03".

Brer Necholas (TMO) checks to see if there are any blobs near where we want to lay the road.

[Master] they move sluggishly through the water

Brer Necholas (TMO) gathers and throws multiple sticks into the water away from the road location

[Master] they move to that area

Hoffman (JohnA)] maybe old wagon on fire will help?

Brer Necholas (TMO) gestures to Branwyn. "Please, carry on."

[Thistle (Carissa)] I still like that idea.

[Master] the wagon is full of barrels

Hoffman (JohnA)] (OLD wagon)

[Thistle (Carissa)] (broken one)

[Master] you can go down the hill to fetch it if you want

[Thistle (Carissa)] (we can spend time to do that or just keep tossing sticks away from us)

[Drayven Starmantle (Fritz)] We’ll go get it

[Brer Necholas (TMO)] I see no need to spend time on that. The fire will promptly go out, and the parts that don't, I'm sure even brainless oozes won't try to eat something on fire.

Branwyn (Lisa) pours the potion at the edge of the moat and jumps back

Brer Necholas (TMO) watches.

[Master] Branwyn pours the liquid road into the water and it instantly hardens into a granite like substance 1 foot wide and 20 foot long creating a stone bridge across the moat to the other side

[Uncle Fotopoulos (JohnA)] I have a spell that will make it burn longer, not sure how that will work with Black ooze but should help

[Michael-14198] Huh. So that's what that does

[Thistle (Carissa)] (wow it really was a road not a sham)

[Branwyn (Lisa)] Look at that! I'm sorry we don't have a duplicate

[Snezana (Spring)] wow

[Uncle Fotopoulos (JohnA)] (Stone?)

[Branwyn (Lisa)] Very useful.

[Thistle (Carissa)] Maybe we should find another one. Ummm after all this.

[Branwyn (Lisa)] Perhaps I will research it when we are done here

[Michael-14198] (A stone road from Bran's territory to the Queen’s Estate :) )

Lanek (Spring) looks impressed for a change

Brer Necholas (TMO) eyes the road trying to decide how hard it will be to cross.

[Skarphedin (Ryan)] We should probably hurry

[Thistle (Carissa)] (Is it yellow bricks??)

[Master] who is going across?

[Michael-14198] I am back at the keyboard.

[Skarphedin (Ryan)] (I will go)

[Talwin (Michael-14198)] (I will)

[Thistle (Carissa)] (Have a rope with you? Makeshift handrail?)

[Lanek (Spring)] (I’m assuming nearly everyone?)

[Drayven Starmantle (Fritz)] (How high above the water is it?)

[Thistle (Carissa)] (For the people who follow?)

[Master] Talwin moved 109'09".

[Thistle (Carissa)] (Tie one end to wagon directly across from road, then other side someone hold)

[Talwin (Michael-14198)] (I think I'd like to not fall in that water. Painful death...)

[Brer Necholas (TMO)] Balance is not my strength. If we can rig up a rail of some sort, I'd stand a better chance of making it across.

Indigo (Lisa) yells "Careful getting close to graves!!"

[Talwin (Michael-14198)] (At least tie a rope around us)

[Talwin (Michael-14198)] ...

[Drayven Starmantle (Fritz)] Drayven Starmantle moved 166'04".

[Branwyn (Lisa)] Would you like to hold my hand Necholas?

[Thistle (Carissa)] Ilero told me stay in the middle. I will go whenever it is the middle!

[JohnA] Hoffman can levitate and hold people up as they cross. safety line from above

[Drayven Starmantle (Fritz)] Grolduk Groundsearcher moved 164'09".

[Brer Necholas (TMO)] If I slip, I wouldn't like to drag you down with me.

[Skarphedin (Ryan)] Skarphedin moved 134'01".

[Master] Lord Tiberius moved 124'11".

[Brer Necholas (TMO)] (is it requiring any checks to cross?)

[Drayven Starmantle (Fritz)] Omen moved 101'02".

Lord Tiberius (Master) PICKS up Branwyn

[Lord Tiberius (Master)] and Carries her across

[Master] Branwyn moved 31'11".

Branwyn (Lisa) laughs

[Master] Lord Tiberius moved 37'05".

[Brer Necholas (TMO)] (apparently not.)

[Thistle (Carissa)] OH! Yeah! Someone should carry someone!

[Master] not now

[Branwyn (Lisa)] My chivalrous knight!

[Thistle (Carissa)] It'll go faster! Maybe!

Brer Necholas (TMO) follows the rest across.

[Master] Howard Plum moved 94'07".

[Master] Snezana moved 81'04".

[Master] Indigo moved 130'05".

[Master] Griff (dog) moved 162'05".

[Brer Necholas (TMO)] Brer Necholas moved 128'06".

[Lanek (Spring)] Lanek moved 135'02".

[Master] Uncle Fotopoulos moved 162'09".

[Master] [Hoffman]] moved 143'01".

[Master] Thistle moved 156'06".

JohnA is receiving the map Church Ground Floor...

JohnA has received the map Church Ground Floor.

[Master] Sundown moved 157'08".

[Talwin (Michael-14198)] Thank you bob

[Fritz] I am away from the keyboard.

[Master] Time of Day: 11:15 AM. Day 9 See ___ de, Din {Mid Spring} 9th, 349 SKR.

[Master] Time of Day: 11:30 AM. Day 9 See ___ de, Din {Mid Spring} 9th, 349 SKR.

[Master] Time of Day: 11:45 AM. Day 9 See ___ de, Din {Mid Spring} 9th, 349 SKR.

Michael-14198 has received the map Church Ground Floor.

[Thistle (Carissa)] (Skarp went first, yes? Wrong side :) )

Ryan has left the game on Fri Apr 17 23:42:11 EDT 2020

[Brer Necholas (TMO)] (he got confused and crossed twice)

[Thistle (Carissa)] (Ahhh makes sense. Very confusing)

[Master] Skarphedin moved 30'07".

Ryan has joined the game on Fri Apr 17 23:42:35 EDT 2020

Ryan is receiving the map Base Map...

Ryan has received the map Base Map.

[Brer Necholas (TMO)] (he got lost. dwarves are horrible navigators on the surface)

[Master] and so your total of ideas to this point:

[Thistle (Carissa)] (lol)

[Master] 1 - the moat prevents anyone from coming to worship

[Master] 2 - the church is empty during the day so far

[Master] 3 - this is a mage not a priest

Ryan is receiving the map Church Ground Floor...

[Master] SO that means to the priests of the group

Ryan has received the map Church Ground Floor.

[Thistle (Carissa)] (all two of you)

[Lanek (Spring)] (that it's not blasphemous to torch the place)

[Master] that implies he does not care about the religious artifacts that are part of this place

[JohnA] (raises hand)

[Brer Necholas (TMO)] (it is blasphemous)

[Lanek (Spring)] (or that)

[Master] which while might not be your religion

[Thistle (Carissa)] (is rude)

[Fritz] I am back at the keyboard.

[Master] BUT they are holy artifacts of the Suomi religion

[Master] and yes to John

[Drayven Starmantle (Fritz)] (Priests and Paladins)

[JohnA] just point out the priest

[Thistle (Carissa)] (hi priest)

[JohnA] I wish, just an Uncle

[Fritz] I am away from the keyboard.

[Brer Necholas (TMO)] (Paladin and Suomi)

[Branwyn (Lisa)] (can't wait to see if he kept the Branwyn statue)

[Master] and that is where Branwyn might want to be part of the conversation about dolls

[Branwyn (Lisa)] (hope he did since Branwyn has not seen it yet)

[Master] and priests and religions

[Master] and also the brown pool there you have to cross in front of the steps

[Brer Necholas (TMO)] (toss a lit match on it and back up)

[Branwyn (Lisa)] (indigo will throw a stick in the brown pool too)

[JohnA] how tall is wall next to steps?

[Brer Necholas (TMO)] (to a thief? not very)

[Master] letting you have the beginnings of the conversation first

[Carissa] (but to a mouse, very)

[Branwyn (Lisa)] (are there any graves where we are standing?)

[Branwyn (Lisa)] (lol Carissa)

[Master] not on this side no

[Master] grins at Carissa

[Carissa] So tossing a stick, seeing what happens, and then.... maybe over pool? Were windows also a thought somewhere?

[Ryan] I am back at the keyboard.

[Brer Necholas (TMO)] Unless the man has flight, he doesn't come this way.

[Master] with the realizations about religion

[Lisa] While people are thinking - thanks to Fritz's excellent diplomacy the Weds night group made it to the clearing before Stone Mountain

[Lanek (Spring)] (I thought windows were a good way to attack. throwing things/spells through them maybe)

[Carissa] It's a very neat pool. So is it dug or just filling in a depression in the foundation/bottom of stairs?

[Lisa] Will get exciting if anyone wants to join in

[Lanek (Spring)] (but if that's stained glass with religious imagery, maybe not)

[Master] this is a good point to talk about the dolls and why Branwyn was upset etc.

[Lisa] ok

[Master] the pool is dug and fits in perfectly between the high walls of the entrance

[Master] it seems to be filled with excrement

[Snezana (Spring)] rubs her arms restlessly, looking at the main doors

[Master] forcing you to walk through it maybe to knee depth

[Brer Necholas (TMO)] (eh, just needs a bit of chlorine and it'll clear right up)

[Master] before entering the church

[Indigo (Lisa)] Yuck!

[Carissa] Definitely my first thought with brown but...

[Indigo (Lisa)] Double yuck!

[Drayven Starmantle (Fritz)] Points out his previous comment about brown pudding and shit

[Carissa] Yeah... you know, that's still an easy way to die.

[Master] or get a disease

[Master] and cue Lisa again

[Carissa] Fall into a pig manure pit. Just mix it a little let out the gases. Done.

[Brer Necholas (TMO)] Especially if you don't know how deep it really is.

[Snezana (Spring)] sigh. he will stop at nothing to defile this place

Skarphedin (Ryan) mutters. "Burn it all down."

[Master] to point out also Snee's mistake

[Snezana (Spring)] (which one?)

[Indigo (Lisa)] (why is a pool of crap a cue to me?)

[Carissa] If only we brought a plank across.

[Indigo (Lisa)] :)

[Carissa] lol

[Master] chuckles Branwyn has suffered.......

[Master] the chosen one

[Drayven Starmantle (Fritz)] (LOL)

[Carissa] Oooo boils for everyone!

[JohnA] road is still there, we should have old wagon planks by now

[Drayven Starmantle (Fritz)] (But that's Number 2)

[Master] dolls with

[Indigo (Lisa)] (that was a spell - nothing like what we are seeing now)

[Master] after one hour the liquid road dissolves and collapses into the moat

[Snezana (Spring)] (I’m confused)

[Master] Time of Day: 12:00 PM. Day 9 See ___ de, Din {Mid Spring} 9th, 349 SKR.

[Snezana (Spring)] (truly, seriously which mistake are we talking about? stepping out of time while Tiberius got beheaded?)

[Carissa] So we can go get the broken wagon and build a bridge this time possibly..

[Carissa] Branwyn can figure out something about dolls, apparently. Just to tell us IC? Not sure if we need to know.

[Master] wagon is on the other side of the moat

[Carissa] It took an hour for us to cross??

[Master] an hour to get everyone across, examine the brown pool

[Drayven Starmantle (Fritz)] Lady Branwyn I didn't know you and Lord Tiberius had children

[Branwyn (Lisa)] (Didn't see an IC way into the doll conversation)

[Carissa] And there you go :)

[Snezana (Spring)] (if the mistake is significant, I need to know what it is)

[Branwyn (Lisa)] Yes we have two. I'm sorry you have not met them yet.

[Master (to Spring only)] not sure what mistake you are talking about?

[Branwyn (Lisa)] They were eager to spend time with their father since he had been away so long.

[Snezana (Spring) (to Master only)] you are the one who mentioned snee's mistake

[Drayven Starmantle (Fritz)] As we were thinking about burning this place It made me think about your comment when I burned the dolls

[Branwyn (Lisa)] Those dolls Grolduk burned ... They were likenesses of them

[Master (to Spring only)] Ahhh the idea that he defiled this place, Branwyn would know better

[Drayven Starmantle (Fritz)] WHAT!?!?!?!?!

[Snezana (Spring) (to Master only)] oh so not an actual mistake. thanks

[Branwyn (Lisa)] I don't know if they were cursed but they were a message to me at the very least

[Master (to Spring only)] that the brown pool might not be a defilement but on purpose because of a religion

[Branwyn (Lisa)] We have a girl and a boy

[Branwyn (Lisa)] They ... they are just toddlers

[Drayven Starmantle (Fritz)] I swear that fiend will die!!

[JohnA] take a number and get in line

[Branwyn (Lisa)] All of this is a message to me

Brer Necholas (TMO) looks over at Branwyn.

[Skarphedin (Ryan)] We will stop them.

[Drayven Starmantle (Fritz)] Ofttimes it is when someone touches an item that the curse would take effect. so it is a good thing he burned them before you could touch them

[Brer Necholas (TMO)] (do I remember right that the dolls didn't show evil intent?

[Drayven Starmantle (Fritz)] Well let's give him a message...

[Master (to TMO only)] yes

[Branwyn (Lisa)] You know, if he just wanted the church to take and build a fortress or whatever. I would not have stopped him.

[Master (to Lisa only)] remember the previous cloth dolls at the farmhouse

[Branwyn (Lisa)] But this evil? All this undead?

[Brer Necholas (TMO)] I couldn't see any curse visible on the dolls, if that helps your peace of mind at all.

[Snezana (Spring)] (I think the dolls were burnt before evil intent was cast weren’t they?)

[Drayven Starmantle (Fritz)] (Can a paladin see curses?)

[Branwyn (Lisa)] The first time we were here there were cloth dolls

[Master] no to Spring was part of the scanning

[Snezana (Spring)] (thanks)

[Brer Necholas (TMO)] (the house showed evil intent, the dolls did not)

[Drayven Starmantle (Fritz)] (Amityville Horror)

[Branwyn (Lisa)] But I am not sure how he would know that

[Drayven Starmantle (Fritz)] Cloth dolls that looked like your children?

[Branwyn (Lisa)] A family used to live in the farmhouse and they were turned to zombies

[Branwyn (Lisa)] No no.

[Master] (what were the cloth dolls representing?)

[Master] (the first time)

[Branwyn (Lisa)] It was tied to Kiputytto

[Branwyn (Lisa)] They had diseases and were deformed

[Drayven Starmantle (Fritz)] Kippy Poopoo?

[Branwyn (Lisa)] This place has never been well as I have known it

[Branwyn (Lisa)] One of the Suomi sects

[Drayven Starmantle (Fritz)] Ahhh

[Drayven Starmantle (Fritz)] I gather these Suomi are evil

[Master] http://www.dragonslayers-society.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php?n=Main.Kiputytto

[Master] Kiputytto is the Goddess of Sickness, also called the Mother of the Plague. She appears to the world most often as a black skinned, twisted old crone with a scarred face. The dedicated followers of her church seem to have all suffered from some wasting disease and bear the marks on their faces and bodies. Twisted hands and feet or facial scars are the most common forms of presenting their piety.

[Talwin (Michael-14198)] (Why the hell would you worship this?)

[Branwyn (Lisa)] (Small cloth doll, grey with use, one leg with a black stitched spot on it)

[Brer Necholas (TMO)] Excuse me?

[Branwyn (Lisa)] (can never remember how to spell that)

[Talwin (Michael-14198)] (Follower suffer from Wasting disease?)

[Snezana (Spring)] (oh I remember that)

[JohnA] how is Talwin doing btw

[Branwyn (Lisa)] No Drayven they are not evil

[Brer Necholas (TMO)] "The Suomi are evil?" Is that what you just said?

[Branwyn (Lisa)] They believe what they believe.

[Talwin (Michael-14198)] (So do terrorists)

[Skarphedin (Ryan)] So do baby-eaters

[Talwin (Michael-14198)] (Perspective I guess. But Brans Kids? Really?)(

[Drayven Starmantle (Fritz)] Hmmm...What did that old crone we saw on the road look like again...Could she have been the avatar of this Kippy Poopoo?

[Talwin (Michael-14198)] (This guy’s gotta go)

[Branwyn (Lisa)] As far as I know they do not cause disfigurement in others. They simply pray for the blessing of it to come upon them.

[Brer Necholas (TMO)] You're correct.

[Snezana (Spring)] so I have to wonder if the followers of Kiputytto have been here spying on this guy

[Snezana (Spring)] seeking a way to get their church back

[Talwin (Michael-14198)] (IF those dolls are tied to Bran's kids, then I'm not so sure)

[Talwin (Michael-14198)] (Call me paranoid. And Tired)

[Brer Necholas (TMO)] This man is a wizard, not a priest, and has no connection that we know of to Kiputytto.

[Master (to Lisa only)] do you need to notice how Brer is reacting to your comments about the Suomi religion?

[Snezana (Spring)] right

[Drayven Starmantle (Fritz)] Kind of like those who take on suffering for the rest of the world to know peace maybe?

[Branwyn (Lisa)] We have worked with these followers before. It was a successful partnership

[Master (to Lisa only)] more correctly the others comments

[Snezana (Spring)] it would make sense that they would want him out of their church. he's plainly not honoring it

[Brer Necholas (TMO)] That's one way to look at it, yes.

[Snezana (Spring)] and they can't come worship with all this deadly stuff

[JohnA] ok, well good night all, see you again

[Branwyn (Lisa) (to Master only)] I noticed but those comments were going to Drayven. Branwyn is trying to diffuse diplomatically

[Snezana (Spring)] (gnite john!)

[Branwyn (Lisa)] (Goodnight John)

[Talwin (Michael-14198)] (I suppose. Can't hurt to hope at least. Do these followers have any notion of undead?

[Master (to Lisa only)] smiles

[Talwin (Michael-14198)] Night john!

[Brer Necholas (TMO)] (night)

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[Master] You would need to ask a follower of the Suomi Religion Talwin

[Talwin (Michael-14198)] (Which we don't have. Sigh. If the DON"T we know that he's desecrating their holy site. Damn it)

Brer Necholas (TMO) is invisible.

[Talwin (Michael-14198)] (Is Brer Suomi? I can’t remember half this stuff)

[Branwyn (Lisa)] When we saw the family had been turned to zombies, that was during Red Cloak's holding of the church

[Brer Necholas (TMO)] (Ukko is the head god of the pantheon)

[Drayven Starmantle (Fritz)] The Red Cloak?

[Talwin (Michael-14198)] (I'm willing to role play that real quick)

[Branwyn (Lisa)] That was not connected to any Suomi religion

[Master] and earlier before crossing the moat Brer Necholas did swear by Uklo

[Branwyn (Lisa)] Another necromancer we are acquainted with

[Branwyn (Lisa)] He was removed from the church years ago

[Brer Necholas (TMO)] (is it Uklo? My bad - I thought Ukko)

[Master] (spelling TMO could be either way, grins checking)

[Master] Ukko

[Brer Necholas (TMO)] (yay! /me dances)

[Branwyn (Lisa)] (Uklo is one of the noble houses of Drillian)

[Drayven Starmantle (Fritz)] So do any of you know anything else about the Sumiomie's and their worship of this god Kippy Poopoo?

[Master] (anyone can go read the Kalavala the Finnish epic poem to learn more about the ideals behind the Suomi faith)

[Talwin (Michael-14198)] Alright. I think I need to call it a night

[Talwin (Michael-14198)] I’m sorry

[Brer Necholas (TMO)] (I tried, Bob. I tried. I didn't get far)

[Branwyn (Lisa)] (Goodnight Michael!)

[Master] no worries Michael

[Skarphedin (Ryan)] (Sorry, I am pretty tired. I think I am going to call it a night.)

[Talwin (Michael-14198)] Nite everyone :)

[Master] you did great

[Master] and so did you Ryan

[Skarphedin (Ryan)] (Night, Michael)

[Carissa] (Night Ryan and Michael)

[Talwin (Michael-14198)] TY everyone

[Master] everyone had a very good night

[Master] you got quite far

[Carissa] (And who has time, Bob? Not like we're all stuck at home with nothing to do)

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[Branwyn (Lisa)] LOL

[Drayven Starmantle (Fritz)] (Yea Bob that's on my top 10 list of things to do this week end)

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[Drayven Starmantle (Fritz)] (hehehehe Carissa)

[Snezana (Spring)] gnite!

[Master] but you can see the symbolism of crossing the brown pool of sludge now?

[Master] and the dolls

[Lisa] Next week maybe a little less talking about religions and more movement?

[Carissa] No, but maybe after sleep.

[Master] and the idea that a mage not a priest is retrofitting this place?

[Snezana (Spring)] yes, if the sewer bog is supposed to make you sick

[Drayven Starmantle (Fritz)] (Yes to Lisa and Carissa)

[Carissa] I mean, tentative connection, but there's time to see it better

[Lisa] I would rather cross the stairs of shit and get inside to be ready for him than on the front lawn discussing religion

[Brer Necholas (TMO)] (I'm afraid symbolism was never my strong point. I can write BS symbolism, but not "real" stuff)

[Master] grins at Lisa

[Snezana (Spring)] :-)

[Carissa] Okay BUT

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[Master] LOL with TMO

[Carissa] I expect Branwyn to kick the doors open and just fireball everything. As planned way back when. ;)

[Drayven Starmantle (Fritz)] So remember my comment about the Suuomiimii gods for next week

[Carissa] You can always do the talking on site, too...

[Lisa] ok

[Drayven Starmantle (Fritz)] *not

[Carissa] lol

[Lisa] Goodnight!

[Carissa] Night!

[TMO] One of my shining memories of high school was getting a C on an essay question about the symbolism of a passage in Moby Dick that I hadn't read. The teacher wrote next to the grade, "You obviously didn't read this, but this is some of the best BS I've ever seen."

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[Master] LOL to TMO

[Fritz] Ha!

[Fritz] Night y'all

[TMO] iirc it was the coffin floating in the sea after the ship is sunk

[TMO] g'nite

[Fritz] It was about losing your condom if the woman was too wet

[Master] Lanek XP award: 200. Next level in 0.

[Master] [Hoffman]] XP award: 400. Next level in 156540.

[Master] Lord Tiberius XP award: 200. Next level in 76770.

[Master] Skarphedin XP award: 400. Next level in 36557.

[Master] Howard Plum XP award: 200. Level-up!

[Master] Indigo XP award: 200. Next level in 55201.

[Master] Thistle XP award: 200. Next level in 10959.

[Master] Uncle Fotopoulos XP award: 200. Next level in 5001.

[Master] Drayven Starmantle XP award: 400. Next level in 42144.

[Master] Sundown XP award: 200. Next level in 0.

[Master] Brer Necholas XP award: 400. Next level in 147195.

[Master] Grolduk Groundsearcher XP award: 200. Next level in 0.

[Master] Talwin XP award: 400. Next level in 93005.

[Master] Snezana XP award: 200. Next level in 5403.

[Master] Branwyn XP award: 400. Next level in 167111.

[TMO] Oh good. Only 2 more years to 9th level

[Fritz] We'll have Covid 34 before I get to level

[TMO] Bob - have you seen any of the stuff I've put on site for my campaign? Not sure if it shows up in your feeds.

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[Master] Lanek XP award: 150. Next level in 0.

[Master] [Hoffman]] XP award: 300. Next level in 156240.

[Master] Lord Tiberius XP award: 200. Next level in 76570.

[Master] Skarphedin XP award: 300. Next level in 36257.

[Master] Howard Plum XP award: 200. Level-up!

[Master] Indigo XP award: 150. Next level in 55051.

[Master] Thistle XP award: 200. Next level in 10759.

[Master] Uncle Fotopoulos XP award: 150. Next level in 4851.

[Master] Drayven Starmantle XP award: 300. Next level in 41844.

[Master] Sundown XP award: 150. Next level in 0.

[Master] Brer Necholas XP award: 300. Next level in 146895.

[Master] Grolduk Groundsearcher XP award: 150. Next level in 0.

[Master] Talwin XP award: 250. Next level in 92755.

[Master] Snezana XP award: 200. Next level in 5203.

[Master] Branwyn XP award: 300. Next level in 166811.

[Master] Sorry to TMO I have a lot of that muted but I will check

[Master] and over the week you can check on Lanek

[Master] for his XP levels

[TMO] no worries. and don't need to spend any time on it. I think it's going pretty well.

[Master] I am very glad for you

[TMO] oh, sure thing

[Master] same with Grolduk

[TMO] he's now level 12

[Master] those two are now showing level in 0

[Master] and HAH

[TMO] kk

[TMO] gnite

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